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near Defiance, Pennsylvania
Defiance, Pennsylvania
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Dolly Sods Wilderness
19.6 mi 31.6 km • 1,364' Up 415.85 m Up • 1,365' Down 416.06 m Down

AT: Annapolis Rock and Black Rock
8.0 mi 12.9 km • 917' Up 279.61 m Up • 917' Down 279.61 m Down

Maryland Heights Loop
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 1,488' Up 453.64 m Up • 1,488' Down 453.44 m Down

Loudoun Heights Out and Back
6.3 mi 10.1 km • 1,204' Up 366.98 m Up • 1,204' Down 366.93 m Down

Wolf Rock / Chimney Rock Loop
3.6 mi 5.7 km • 710' Up 216.46 m Up • 734' Down 223.87 m Down

Soapstone-Santee-Ridge Loop
8.2 mi 13.1 km • 951' Up 290.01 m Up • 956' Down 291.5 m Down

Rachel Carson Trail
39.1 mi 62.9 km • 5,612' Up 1710.46 m Up • 5,427' Down 1654.14 m Down

Dolly Sods Wilderness - North Day Loop
12.3 mi 19.7 km • 890' Up 271.28 m Up • 890' Down 271.31 m Down

Thousand Steps to Ledge Quarry
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 968' Up 295.19 m Up • 968' Down 294.91 m Down

Raven Rocks Out-and-Back
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,268' Up 386.56 m Up • 1,271' Down 387.37 m Down

Lake Shore Trail
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 114' Up 34.79 m Up • 113' Down 34.46 m Down

Laurel Highlands Trail: Ohiopyle State Park
10.5 mi 16.9 km • 2,139' Up 651.88 m Up • 2,139' Down 652.02 m Down

Flat Rock Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,313' Up 400.26 m Up • 1,313' Down 400.16 m Down

Pennsylvania Turnpike Abandoned Tunnels
17.6 mi 28.4 km • 2,132' Up 649.82 m Up • 2,131' Down 649.65 m Down

Lakeside Loop Trail
5.3 mi 8.6 km • 246' Up 75.02 m Up • 245' Down 74.68 m Down

Bear Meadows/Mid State Trail Loop
7.4 mi 11.8 km • 847' Up 258.23 m Up • 846' Down 257.98 m Down

Lake Bernard Frank Loop
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 301' Up 91.76 m Up • 300' Down 91.3 m Down

Dolly Sods Circumnavigation
25.9 mi 41.7 km • 2,478' Up 755.26 m Up • 2,481' Down 756.14 m Down

Appalachian Trail: South Mountain
13.4 mi 21.6 km • 1,679' Up 511.61 m Up • 2,303' Down 702.06 m Down

Sugarloaf Sled Hill to Falls Overlook
4.6 mi 7.5 km • 78' Up 23.82 m Up • 1,267' Down 386.06 m Down

Sugarloaf Loop
7.6 mi 12.3 km • 1,180' Up 359.67 m Up • 1,187' Down 361.65 m Down

Mid State Trail (MST)
325.1 mi 523.2 km • 45,161' Up 13765 m Up • 44,599' Down 13593.7 m Down

Pine Lick/Twin Oaks Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 816' Up 248.57 m Up • 820' Down 250.07 m Down

Tour of Roaring Run
14.9 mi 23.9 km • 2,080' Up 634.06 m Up • 2,079' Down 633.74 m Down

Jackson Trail - Mid State Trail Loop
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 802' Up 244.38 m Up • 845' Down 257.65 m Down

Riverbend—Great Falls Loop
7.7 mi 12.5 km • 444' Up 135.35 m Up • 434' Down 132.29 m Down