WEST RIM

PINE P ANSONIA CANYON SECTION OF PINE CREEK TRAIL

Steele Big Meadow (Boaters) Access Area FLOAT TRIP ACCESS AREAS Bee (No Camping) Northern Section Run 6 CREEK TIOGA AND LYCOMING COUNTIES

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362 Painter Tree COMMONWEALTH OF Deadman Left Hol. Strap Mill Bee Steele PRIVATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Darling Run P BUREAU OF FORESTRY

Run ROAD WEST RIM TRAIL Hollow The West Rim Trail is a 30-mile-long hiking trail located adjacent Matson to the western rim of Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon. The trail's northern Spring terminus is on State Forest land approximately one mile south of U.S. DEADMAN Trail Owassee Route 6 on the Colton Road near the village of Ansonia. The southern Slide terminus is on Pennsylvania Route 414 two miles south of Blackwell.

Run Road P Care should be taken in building campfires. All fires should be extinguished before breaking camp. Campfires are Prohibited from March 1 through May 25 and from October 1 through December 1 without authorization from the District Forester and are not permitted during COLTON Rock periods of HIGH FIRE DANGER. HOLLOW Barbour Barbour Rock Handicap Only primitive camping is permitted. Backpack campers do not Rexford Bear Accessible Trail Ow a see PINE CREEK need a camping permit if they camp no more than one night at any site. RD. GORGE Camping is NOT permitted at either terminus, the Bradley Wales State Forest Picnic Area or within 100 yards of buildings. Trail NATURAL AREA

T-422 T-427 The water from springs and streams should not be used for

Run drinking purposes. If possible obtain your supply from a source known to PVT. LAND be safe. If in doubt about the quality of your drinking water, always boil or

Rexford chemically treat it. PAINTER- Please do not bury any trash. Pack it in, Pack it out. Br. STATE PARK Thank you and have a nice hike.

COLTON GRAND S.R. 3004 Right COLTON CANYON Information on purchasing a detailed trail guide for the West Rim OF PA Trail is available from: LE ET ON IA ROAD Pine Creek Press State Park Lands Camping Prohibited R.D.#4, Box 130B Br. POINT Along Pine Creek ROAD Wellsboro, PA 16901 Run T-422 Bake mile Mile Turkey Four Four Run Path Tr. Little The Grand Canyon section of the Pine Creek Trail extends Oven RT. 660 approximately 18 miles between Darling Run access area and the village Turkey 660 Path Tr. of Blackwell. Part of a 62-mile Rail-Trail conversion project, this is the first Tr. section opened for use. Bicycling, hiking and cross-county skiing are the PVT. STATE primary uses of this trail. A second lane is available for equestrian use on THOM nearly nine miles between Ansonia and Tiadaghton. Horses access the PS Left ON trail just north of Route 6. Motorized recreational vehicle use is not PINE HOLLOW T-409 permitted. Permits are required for all camping within the Pine Creek Branch PARK Gorge.

RD. T-407 For additional information, contact the Forest District Office: District Forester Stowell S E

I M Run CREEK One Nessmuk Lane O T T-412 R N Wellsboro, PA 16901 Branch A S l I PVT. LAND Telephone: (570) 724-2868 i L a r Bur T dic THE "GORGE" RECOGNITION O'Conner T-414 O' C onner A twelve-mile section of the received national

acclaim in 1964 when it was designated a National Natural Landmark by GORGE T-399 the National Park Service. Run Run ACCESS ROAD Canoeing facilities along Pine Creek have been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Bureau Horse of Forestry. BIG MEADOW ACCESS AT ANSONIA - Located eight Run T-410 miles west of Wellsboro at the village of Ansonia. The access road and

T-406 facility's sign are on the south side of Route 6 opposite the Ansonia NATURAL Church. The parking lot and launching are along Marsh Creek just upstream from its confluence with Pine Creek. Tumbling T-381 Run TIADAGHTON CAMPING AREA - Located nine miles IA south of Ansonia on the east side of Pine Creek. The area is restricted to

TON Pine primitive camping only. Sanitary facilities, water and fireplaces are LEE provided. Overnight parking is prohibited. Little BLACKWELL ACCESS AREA - Located along Route 414 just south of Pine Creek bridge at Blackwell. Parking and sanitation Slate facilities are provided. Run T-410 RATTLESNAKE ROCK ACCESS AREA - Located along Route 414 two miles south of Blackwell at the southern terminus of the West Rim Trail. The access area includes a large parking lot, water and Campbell sanitary facilities. ER - INT A P TRAIL LEGEND K EA BR TIOGA STATE FOREST LANDS ICE Run Creek Bee Br eak T-357 NATURAL AREA cher Ice STATE PARK LAND

WEST RIM HIKING TRAIL (Orange Blazes) Tiadaghton (Boaters) Access Area CONNECTOR ( Blue Blazes ) Hollow Primitive Camping for "Float-ins"

AREA T-355 PINE CREEK TRAIL BR TIADAGHTON D Big Ridge A AD STATE ROAD O LEY R Ridge HARD SURFACE ROAD WA LE T-408 S RD. IMPROVED DIRT ROAD Bradley Wales Picnic Area TONIA LEE (No Camping) DRIVABLE TRAIL Straight Ledge Draft P PARKING Creek VISTA

Island CONTOURS ARE ON 50 FT. INTERVALS

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