Gilman
Start: Highland Park
Difficulty: Intermediate
Take AHT N to Kennedy Street, one block on right. Follow Kennedy
Street
past North Elementary School and bear left at T intersection to Gilman
Road. Stay on Gilman Road, parallel to Allegheny Highlands Trail, to
US
Route. 219. Turn left onto shoulder of 219 and left onto Allegheny
Highlands Trail for three-mile cruise back to start.
Leading Creek
Start: Kerens
Difficulty: Easy
Take AHT S from Kerens Parking Area to US 219 at Gilman. Turn Right
on
219. Caution. Cross bridge and turn right on Route. 1, Leading
Creek Road. Bear right at T on Route 7, Triplett Road. Return to start on
AHT
past the Leading Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
Pearcy/Laurel Mountain
Start: Highland Park
Difficulty: Intermediate
Take AHT N to Kerens. Turn left on Route 7, Triplett Road, at Leading
Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Keep right at fork passing log
cabin
on the left and take the next left on Route 1/5, Pearcy Road. Bear left
at the T on Route 11, Laurel Mountain Road and straight onto US 219 S.
Caution. Take the first past bridge to AHT to return to start.
Kerens
Start: Kerens
Difficulty: Advanced
Cross US 219 to Route 7, Clifton Run Road. Climb over Cheat Mountain
bearing left at fork to Shaver's Fork River. Cross the river to
Route 6
and bear right at the fork on Route 9/3 to Lower Cheat. Cross the
"Concrete Bridge" to Route 9. Climb steeply from the river
and enjoy a
long descent along Craven's Run to Harpertown. Take a right on
Route
1, Gilman Road and climb over hill. Bear right at T and left on AHT.
Cross US 219 on AHT at Gilman. Caution. Continue N on AHT to
start.
Montrose
Start: Kerens
Difficulty: Intermediate
Take Route 7, Triplett Road past Leading Creek Volunteer Fire
Department. Take second right on Route 3/1, Hartman Lane. Continue
straight at crossing and bear left at Primitive Baptist Church at top of
hill. Turn right onto Route 4/2 thru Montrose. Cross bridge
and turn
right on AHT in Montrose. Follow AHT S to start.
Clover Run
Start: Montrose
Difficulty: Advanced
Take AHT N to first left, Salt Lick Road. Cross bridge to Montrose.
Turn right at fork on Clover Run Road. Climb to county line and proceed
several miles to Smoky Hollow Road on right. Take Smoky Hollow to Route
72 in Parsons. Turn right on 72 and continue straight through stop light
onto US Route 219. Take AHT on left past shopping center and return S to
start.
Porterwood
Start: Porterwood
Difficulty: Advanced
Take County Route 39 Shavers Fork Road from Porterwood past Riverview
Church along Shavers Fork River. Continue on paved road at fork and
climb gradually to county line. Then descend two miles to US Route 219.
Caution. Cross 219 to Israel Church Road and take immediate right on AHT. Proceed N on AHT back to start.
Shavers Fork
Start: Kerens
Difficulty: Advanced
Take AHT N to first crossing on Israel Church Road. Turn right on Israel
Church to intersection of US Route 219. Caution. Cross 219 to Pheasant
Mountain Road at Old Fire Hall. Climb 2 miles to county line and descend
3.5 miles to County Route 39 on right. Ride gravel road to Clifton Run,
first fork on right. Take Clifton Run about 7 miles to US Route 219.
Caution. Cross 219 to AHT on right at start.
Adjacent trails of the national forest beckon mountain bikers and hikers
to explore
beautiful, woodsy routes on Pheasant Mountain.
South Haddix
Start: Montrose
Difficulty: Advanced
Take AHT S to Smith Crossing. Turn left on paved road to US 219. Caution. Cross
219 to Cherry Fork Road and proceed about 1 1/4 miles to
National Forest access at sign on left. Access trail cuts to logging
road. Follow logging road to trail. Singletrack follows ridge line for
about 6 miles and descends through rhododendron to logging road. Bear
left to gated Forest Road 116 and pass through private farm on right of
way to South Haddix Road. Pass lumber mill to Moore Station Road/AHT.
Turn left on shared use road/trail and continue south 6 miles to start.
Lower Shingle Tree
Start: Porterwood
Difficulty: Advanced
Take AHT S to first crossing at end of paved section on Moore Station
Road. Bear right to US 219. Caution. Cross 219 to Forest Road 933 at
Blackwater Cooperative Wildlife Management Area. Climb one mile on 933
to clearing. Trail is to the right of clearing near the road. Narrow
single track descends through three switchback drainages and a
rhododendron tunnel to US 219. Caution. Cross 219 to shoulder and ride
south to AHT access at Moore. Take Moore Station Road/AHT N to start.
Upper Shingle Tree/Pheasant Mountain
Start: Porterwood
Difficulty: Intermediate
Follow directions for Lower Shingle Tree ride to clearing on Forest Road
933. Upper Shingle Tree is to the left of the clearing. Trail climbs on
old narrow guage railroad bed. Continue straight on trail at dirt road
crossing. Bear left at fork on Pheasant Mountain Trail and descend to
Forest Road 933. Turn left on 933. Bear right past gate and descend to
219. Caution. Cross 219 to Moore Station Road/AHT and return N to
start.
The Shingle Tree and Pheasant Mountain Trails are also beautiful hikes,
especially in early June when the rhododendron and lady slippers are in
bloom.
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