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Hiking the Bucktail Path

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Trails: 32-mile hiking trail between Sinnemahoning and Sizerville in the Elk State Forest.
Access fee: Park entry pass for state parks
Nearest town: Sinnemahoning and Sizerville, PA
Trail map: Available on the State Forest website
Web site: PA State Forest Hiking Trails
Points of interest: Old growth forest
Other activities:
Lodging: A 4-bedroom house can be rented from Sinnemahoning State Park
Camping: Sizerville State Park has 23 sites, Sinnemahoning SP has 35 sites
Weather forecast: Clearfield
Tourism info: Cameron County Tourism
Getting to the trail: The trail is 35 miles northeast of Clearfield.
Map of local region: Sinnemahoning | Sizerville

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Number of ratings: 3
Average rating: 3.00  

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Trail Name: Bucktail Path
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: Sept, 2002
Trails that I hiked: entire Bucktail path
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: rather isolated and quiet. used several old logging paths which provided pleasant grades to climb.
What I disliked: Mcnuff branch a bit over grown with brush, beaver dam areas a bit soggy going.
Comments: very pleasant hike, campground and little bar at sizerville end. took two and a half days of relaxed hiking.
Submitted by: bill slabonik
from: elizabethtown,pa
Date submitted: March 30, 2004

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Trail Name: Bucktail
I have hiked there: Few
I last hiked there in: Sept, 2003
Trails that I hiked: Bucktail Trail
Favorite trails: n/a so far.. working more Central PA now..
Best time to go: now.. cooler temps, and usually less rain (this year not true)
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Poor
Rating: 0.5 stars
What I liked: Opportunity to see Elk, but did not.
What I disliked: I lost count of the number of trees down, we even had to cut through one, there was no way to go around, lots of burn hasle (sp?) many dangerous slipping spots along the ledge of the small stream, found the 2 only camp sites.. thank God, but not very big for our group of 5 people, more to follow @ http://www.egami.net/dudes/030830-0901BucktailTrail
Comments: I would have rather stay in the town then traveled 4.5 hours for this trail.
Submitted by: EGAMI
from: Strasburg, PA
Date submitted: Sept 3, 2003

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Trail Name: Bucktail Path
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: Sept, 2003
Trails that I hiked: bucktail trail
Favorite trails:
Best time to go:
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Poor
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: beautiful country just enjoy the forest peace and
quiet
What I disliked: The trails needs more desinated camp sites and alot of trees and weeds need cut down and saw no real good vista.
Comments:
Submitted by: DJH
from: lancaster, pa.
Date submitted: Sept 1, 2003