Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Duncannon, Pennsylvania

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Haldeman Tract Air & Space

I recommend entering from Lykens and driving through their nice borough park to get to the eastern end of this track. Expect graded gravel forest service roads that should be passable by any vehicle. At…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

White Oak Ramble

This is a beautiful drive through Weiser State Forest. This route is all gravel, with some steep winding ascents/descents, possible washouts and ruts, and a beautiful streamside picnic area. There are numerous hiking trails, as…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ridge Road (North)

Ridge Road runs through much of Michaux State Forest. The northern end is known for its access to Hammond's Rocks and for being more challenging than most of the other forest roads here. Accessing Hammond's…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Michaux Ridge Road

Ridge Road is located in Michaux State Forest, Southeast of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. This is a pleasant and peaceful road that tours the northern half of the forest and includes views of the south and the…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Laurel Run Road

Laurel Run Road is a scenic gravel route that winds through the quiet beauty of the historic Henry Valley in Tuscarora State Forest. Following the path of its namesake stream, the road passes several notable…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

Elk Hill Road

Elk Hill Road is a rugged gravel road cutting through the remote stretches of Tuscarora State Forest, offering travelers sweeping ridge views, dense forest scenery, and access to several secluded hiking trails. This backcountry route…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blain Vista Trail

The Little Valley Road runs east to west through Tuscarora State Forest in Pennsylvania. This road makes for an easy and relaxing drive. Little Valley Road offers beautiful views from the top of Conococheague Mountain…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Meadows Road

Meadows Road offers a peaceful gravel drive through the heart of Tuscarora State Forest, connecting to Laurel Run Road at both its eastern and western ends. Along the way, you'll find several designated roadside campsites…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi

Timber Road

This trail is an in-and-out and comes off of Breininger Gap Road. The road parallels a running stream and has no hiking trails off of this road. It is a graded gravel road within the…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Breininger Gap Road

This trail is an in-and-out trail located in the Bald Eagle State Forest. It is a graded gravel road. There is one hiking trail Horseshoe Bend Trail. Enter this trail from Hunter Road. Easy Access…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Hunter Road

Hunter Road is a pretty well-maintained gravel road through Bald Eagle State Forest. There are plenty of places to pull off and enjoy the scenery. All along the trail, there are hunting cabins so it…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Horseshoe Bend Trail

Horseshoe Bend trail is another short but fun single-track trail. Starting from Hunter Road. It is very easy and relatively flat terrain, about halfway there's a section of rocky descent, which gets a little more…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Swift Run Road

This trail is an in-and-out trail. It is a graded gravel trail. One hiking trail Thick Mountain trail, and a picnic area called Snyder Middleswarth Picnic area. The trail has easy access and drivability in…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Short Mountain Road

This trail is an in-and-out trail off of Hunter Road. It is a graded gravel road within the Bald Eagle State Forest. There is a picnic area called Rock Spring picnic area. Two hiking trails…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Locust Ridge road

This is an in-and-out trail off of Swift Run Road and can be accessed from the main pavement road. There is a beautiful Vista and hiking trail, called the Kreb Gap trail, that is a…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Knob Ridge Road Drivable Trail

This section of Knob Ridge Road is designated as a drivable trail and compared to others in Bald Eagle State Forest not as technical. It is also wider than most, offering views of the stream…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Dead Woman Hollow

This road is located in Michaux State Forest, Southeast of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The road's northern end contains the high point near Big Hill, then decreases in elevation until Dead Woman Hollow is reached. The famous…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Weikert Run Road

This trail is a longer trail and is graded gravel; it is an in-and-out type of trail. The second half of this trail, coming in from the mountain top, has some tighter shelf road that…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Hogshead Road

This forest road is probably best known for Buzzard Rocks Vista near its midpoint, which offers a nice view from the Sliding Rock Mountain across Hairy Springs Hollow to the west. The north end has…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Countyline Single Track

This trail is a fun little single track. This is on the easy side of intermediate riding skill. There are no major obstacles, mostly level, no big descents or ascents, and minimal rocks. Start from…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Red Ridge

The Red Ridge Trail runs East to West through Bald Eagle State Forest in Pennsylvania. The trail begins down low in the Treaster Valley and heads Northeast until the Bear Gap Picnic Area. After the…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Thomas Dam Road

This is an in-and-out trail that is a graded gravel road within the Bald Eagle State Forest. There are no hiking trails on this road; there is a bridge with a small flowing brook. This…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Knob Ridge Road

Knob Ridge Road is a dead-end road covering roughly 8.5 miles while crossing through state and private property. It is a hard-packed, smooth, dirt road that will turn muddy when wet. It offers a beautiful,…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cowpens Road

Cowpens Road is a short, quiet gravel trail connecting 3 Square Hollow Road to Laurel Run Road, winding through the heart of Tuscarora State Forest. This scenic route passes by more of the forest's hiking…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Hoofnagle Road

This trail is an in-and-out graded Gravel Road within Bald Eagle State Forest. There are a few areas to camp and picnic. Two Hiking trails off this trail are Boney Hollow Trail and Penns Creek…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Tower City 13

Tower City 13 is a long railroad bed left over from the old coal mining days. It goes from Gold Mine Road out to Trail 6. There are plenty of puddles but it is a…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 6

Tower City 6 is probably the longest trail in this trail network. It goes from Gold Mine Road all the way out to Trail 3. This trail is a railroad bed so it is very…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 22

This dead-end trail branches off of the corner of the parking lot. It is a skidder path left from the logging with some small obstacles and shallow puddles. The trail is just a short slow…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 1

Trail one is a nice long skidder path. It is pretty much the main skidder path to the landing during the timbering. This makes the trail nice and wide and very compact. This goes from…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 7

Tower City 7 is an old railroad bed from Gold Mine Road to Trail 6. There is plenty of forest debris on this trail including logs, branches, and small rocks. Stay off the road as…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Tower City 13

Tower City 13 is a long railroad bed left over from the old coal mining days. It goes from Gold Mine Road out to Trail 6. There are plenty of puddles but it is a…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 6

Tower City 6 is probably the longest trail in this trail network. It goes from Gold Mine Road all the way out to Trail 3. This trail is a railroad bed so it is very…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 22

This dead-end trail branches off of the corner of the parking lot. It is a skidder path left from the logging with some small obstacles and shallow puddles. The trail is just a short slow…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 1

Trail one is a nice long skidder path. It is pretty much the main skidder path to the landing during the timbering. This makes the trail nice and wide and very compact. This goes from…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 7

Tower City 7 is an old railroad bed from Gold Mine Road to Trail 6. There is plenty of forest debris on this trail including logs, branches, and small rocks. Stay off the road as…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Tower City 13

Tower City 13 is a long railroad bed left over from the old coal mining days. It goes from Gold Mine Road out to Trail 6. There are plenty of puddles but it is a…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 6

Tower City 6 is probably the longest trail in this trail network. It goes from Gold Mine Road all the way out to Trail 3. This trail is a railroad bed so it is very…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 22

This dead-end trail branches off of the corner of the parking lot. It is a skidder path left from the logging with some small obstacles and shallow puddles. The trail is just a short slow…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 1

Trail one is a nice long skidder path. It is pretty much the main skidder path to the landing during the timbering. This makes the trail nice and wide and very compact. This goes from…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tower City 7

Tower City 7 is an old railroad bed from Gold Mine Road to Trail 6. There is plenty of forest debris on this trail including logs, branches, and small rocks. Stay off the road as…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi