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Colton Point
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.
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