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Colton Point State
Park
Leonard
Harrison State Park
Length: 42.0 mile
The 42-mile Pine Creek Trail is a multi-use trail for hiking, bicycling,
and cross-country skiing. Located at the bottom of the Pennsylvania Grand
Canyon, one mile of this trail is in Leonard Harrison and Colton Point state
parks. Horseback riding is only permitted on the dirt access road
immediately beside the Pine Creek Trail for a nine- mile length from Ansonia
to Tiadaghton. Horseback riding is not permitted on the limestone gravel
trail. The Horseback trailhead is along Marsh Creek Road near the junction
of US 6 and PA 362 at Ansonia.
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The opportunities for sightseeing are endless. Trail users can view
dramatic rock outcrops, waterfalls, and wildlife like, eagle, osprey,
coyote, deer, wild turkey, heron, river otter, black bear and many others.
Diverse plant life, scattered old growth timber, historic pine and spruce
plantations, and several foundations from the Civilian Conservation Corps
era can be found along the trail.
Directions:
The 368-acre Colton Point State Park is five miles south of US 6 at
Ansonia.
To reach the 585-acre Leonard Harrison State Park on the eastern rim,
take PA 660 west from Wellsboro for ten miles.
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