Wildest hikes in Pennsylvania
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Pennsylvania, from 94% wild at the top of the board to 86% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.7 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Ridgeview Road Loop, gaining 2,374 ft.
- Pletcher Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 94% wild
- Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 91% wild
- Irwin Hill Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 91% wild
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 91% wild
- Ridgeview Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 90% wild
- Wolf Rocks–Brant Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 89% wild
- Adams Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 89% wild
- Irwin Hill & Boy Scout Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 89% wild
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 89% wild
- LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 88% wild
- Irwin Hill via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,002 ft · 88% wild
- Boy Scout Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 88% wild
- J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 88% wild
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir via Ridgeview Road 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,235 ft · 87% wild
- Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft · 87% wild
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir 2.8 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 87% wild
- Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 87% wild
- Brant Trail–Old Rector Edie Road, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 87% wild
- Rector Edie Road & Wolf Rocks Loop Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 87% wild
- Old Rector Edie Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 86% wild
- Wolf Rocks–J.E. Miller Road, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 86% wild
- Brant Trail–J.E. Miller Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 86% wild
- Ridgeview Road Loop 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,374 ft · 86% wild
- Adams Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 86% wild
- Baldwin Run Road–Ski Slope Road Loop, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft · 86% wild