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Spring Creek Horse Trail

The Spring Creek Horse Trail is a 40-mile equestrian trail near Marienville, off of Route 66. The trail begins at Kelly Pines and has loops of varying lengths to provide long or short horseback rides for visitors.

Portions of the trail will take riders near Wolf Run, Spring Creek, Little Hunter Creek and Bank Run on National Forest System lands and Hill Run in PA State Gamelands #28.

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

85112

Trail Type

Snow Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of snow or ice and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

January - December

As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Allegheny National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forest. 

Applicable Orders for this Site:

  • Horse and Other livestock Use

Getting There

Directions

From Kane

  • Travel south on PA-66 for 20.1 miles
  • Turn left onto Forest Road 226
  • Travel on Forest Road 226 for 5.1 miles

Additional Information

Operated By

USDA Forest Service

Recreation Opportunities

Horse Camping Info

Kelly Pines Campground was built in 1928, and is the first recorded recreation site on the ANF. It is connected to the Spring Creek Horse Trail System and many of the facilities were installed to accommodate equestrian campers.

Sites 1 and 2 are open to non-equestrians; during the riding season sites 3-7 are for equestrians only.

Last updated June 23, 2025