Mountain Biking
Warren County’s scenery provides for some of the best and most beautiful biking in the country. You can spend hours making your way through the National Forest and exploring the many trails in the Kinzua area. The State Parks and Pennsylvania Game Lands provide easy access for everyone.
No matter if you want a difficult and challenging ride or a nice leisurely ride, Warren County has something for you.
The Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association
The Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association is a group of avid mountain biking enthusiasts, united for the purpose of trail advocacy, environmental stewardship, and generational connections. Our purpose is to promote bicycle awareness and trail development, to better serve the changing needs, of the multiple generations of users, to state and federal lands.
We are currently working with the Pennsylvania Kinzua Pathways (PKP) project on their trail building effort. We have also started an agreement with the ANF to do some trail maintenance in the Heart's Content/Tanbark area.
We ride on all trails in Warren County that are legally open to mountain biking. Some trails include; the Rocky Gap ATV trail, Tanbark, Morrison Run & Coalbed Road in Scandia to name a few. The Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association invites everyone to ride with them, no matter if you’re a beginner or an experienced rider. We have weekly rides posted on our website that take place at different trails around our area. These rides are open to all members and the public. We are always looking for new riders to join us. One thing we try to stress is that we welcome beginners, and we have a policy of never leaving a rider behind.
For More Information: Visit www.bikeallegheny.org
Trails
Beginner Trails
Chapman Dam - Dunham Siding
Description: Double track road, gently climbing up to Hearts Content
Distance: 6.2 miles each way
Climbing: 500 ft out, all downhill back
Map: Google Map
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any weather conditions
Chapman Dam - Lumber Trail Loop
Description: Snowmobile trail and forestry roads
Distance: 7 miles
Climbing: approx . 400 ft at the beginning
Map: Google Map
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any weather conditions
Hearts Content XC Ski Trails
Description: XC ski trails follow older rail beds, gentle climbs, some wet areas.
Distance: Up to 8 miles
Climbing: Varies
Maps: ANF Map, AOC Map
For More Information: Allegheny National Forest
Sensitivity: Moderate, avoid riding in wet conditions
Warpenn Loop
Description: Dirt roads and lease roads/snowmobile trails
Distance: 11 miles
Climbing: Gentle climb up Morrison Road, short steep climb up Mohawk Ave.
Maps: Google Map
Sensitivity: None, can be ridden anytime.
Buzzard Swamp
Description: Flat xc ski trail
Distance: Up to 9.6 miles
Climbing: Flat
Map:
For More Information: Bikekinetix
Intermediate Trails
Rocky Gap Southeast Loop
Description: ATV width, relatively smooth, flat, and fast with 3-4 decent climbs
Distance: 10 miles
Climbing: 1600 ft
Map: ANF Map, Google Map
For More Information: Allegheny National Forest
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any weather conditions
Coal Bed Short Loop
Description: Flat, fireroads, narrow ATV trail, awesome overlook above dam
Distance: 9 miles
Climbing: 950 ft
Map: Google Map
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any weather conditions
Tanbark Trail
Description: Arguably one of the few real singletrack trails on the ANF that is legal to ride. The trail runs from the Allegheny River up to the Dunham Siding intersection at Hearts Content. A few sections are expert/hike a bike sections. Technical, scenic, awesome! Please walk thru the one or two short wet areas, leave no trace! Do not continue across Heart's Content road into the Hickory Creek Wilderness.
Maps: Google Map (Sandstone Springs to Dunham Siding), "AOC Map South"/files/maps/tanbarkaocsouth.gif, AOC Map North
For More Information: Allegheny National Forest
Sensitivity: HIGH
- DON'T ride this trail in wet conditions
- DON'T leave any trace of your passing
- DO yield to other trail users
- DO volunteer to maintain and improve this trail
Willow Creek ATV Trail
Description: Mainly flat with sections of rock garden, one of the first trails to dry out in the spring thanks to being closed to ATV's all winter (but the road to the trail head is often packed snow/ice later into the spring).
Distance: 10 miles
Climbing: 500 ft
Maps: ANF Map, Google Map
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any conditions.
Westside Overland Trail
Description: Easy/Intermediate skill trail, generally ATV width. One of the most popular sections is from the RT 474 parking lot heading north.
Distance: Varies
Climbing: Varies
Maps: Northern Section, Southern Section
Sensitivity: Moderate, trail is mostly overbuilt but has a few wet sections. Avoid leaving any trace, as this is primarily a hiking trail.
Eastside Overland Trail
Description: Northern part is flat, wide, and generally easy to ride. Southern part is more technical and narrow.
Distance: Varies
Climbing: Varies
Maps: Northern Section, Southern Section
Sensitivity: Moderate. Avoid leaving any trace, as this is primarily a hiking trail.
Hatch Run Conservation Trail
Description:
Distance: 5 miles
Climbing:
Maps: Map
Sensitivity: Moderate. Avoid leaving any trace, as this is primarily a hiking trail.
Expert Trails
Rocky Gap North Loop
Description: ATV width, decent amount of climbs with a few technical sections
Distance: 11 miles
Climbing: 2000 ft
Map: ANF Map, Google Map
For More Information: Allegheny National Forest
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any conditions
Marienville Bike (motor) Trail
Description: Less than ATV width, with technical sections
Distance: 23.5 miles
Map: ANF Map
For More Information: Allegheny National Forest
Sensitivity: Zero, can be ridden in any conditions
