Hiking Challenge
Hike 100 Miles to Commemorate 100 Years!
Come join us in celebrating 100 years of growth and adventure on the Allegheny National Forest by hiking 100 miles.
The Centennial Hiking Challenge will take you to over 100 miles of the best and most beautiful trails we offer. Whether you want to take a peaceful nature walk on a flat, established trail, or trek through a virtually untouched wilderness area far from the noise and congestion of town, these trails all have something unique to offer.
Our staff recommends that you choose from the trail segments below to complete the challenge. Log the date, trail name and miles hiked. When you complete 100 miles bring your hiking log to the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau or any of our offices to receive commemorative items, while supplies last.
The full list of trails on the Allegheny National Forest can be found on our hiking page.
Trails with Mileage
*Trails marked with an asterisk are out and back trails. You can choose to either hike in and back, doubling your miles, or a vehicle can be staged at the other end of some of the trails.
Some trails are multi-use. Hikers should yield right-of-way to bicycles and horses.
| County | Trail | Loop | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | Hickory Creek | - | 13 |
| Warren | Hearts Content | Wheeler's Loop | 1.3 |
| Warren | Hearts Content | Tom's Loop | 3.2 |
| Warren | Tanbark | - | 8.8* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Deerfoot | 1.3* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Seneca | 1.5* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Bent Run | 1.9* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Elijah | 3.3* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Longhouse | 2.1* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Laurel | 2.3* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Tuttletown | 2.5* |
| Warren | Jakes Rocks | Tuttletown/Coalknob Loop | 4.8 |
| Warren | Chapman Dam State Park | Penny Run | 1.4* |
| Elk | Brush Hollow | Challenger | 3.5 |
| Elk | Mill Creek | - | 5.6* |
| Elk | Laurel Mill | Elk, Scout, and Hemlock Loops | 4.5 |
| Elk | Spring Creek Horse Trail | Trail 19 | 3.2* |
| Elk | Spring Creek Horse Trail | Trail 21 | 8.84* |
| Elk | Spring Creek Horse Trail | Trail 2 | 1.82* |
| Elk | Spring Creek Horse Trail | Trail 12 | 2.02* |
| Elk | Twin Lakes | - | 15.1* |
| McKean | Kinzua Valley Trail | - | 10* |
| McKean | North Country Trail | Willow Bay to Sugar Run | 11.3* |
| McKean | North Country Trail | Sugar Run to Chapel Fork | 12.5* |
| McKean | Rimrock | - | 1.3* |
| McKean | Morrison Trail | - | 5.8* |
| McKean | Tracy Ridge | Trails 1 to 4 to 3 to 17 to 16 to 15 to 2 to 1 | 4.48 |
| McKean | Westline | Short Circuit | 1.5 |
| Forest | Beaver Meadows | - | 5.1 |
| Forest | Minister Creek | North Loop | 6 |
| Forest | Minister Creek | South Loop | 2 |
| Forest | Buzzard Swamp | FR 378 to 157, back to FR 378 near Songbird Loop | 5.2 |