Allegheny Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Allegheny Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Allegheny Trail permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Allegheny Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
The permit is issued for a named entry point. Mason-Dixon Line trailhead is the one on this list.
- Stops mapped
- 5
- Across the markers
- 316.0 mi
- Published route length
- 316 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 4,491 ft
How long it takes: 3-4 weeks typical thru-hike. That is the figure the permit publishes. This page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Allegheny Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
1,524 ft
Mason-Dixon Line trailhead
Entry point: the permit is issued for this trailhead
The trail's northern terminus at the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border near Bruceton Mills.
95.0 miles · 1,256 ft up to Blackwater Falls State Park
Mile 95.0
2,780 ft
Blackwater Falls State Park
A West Virginia state park marking the end of the trail's official Section 1 (95 miles) and start of Section 2.
92.0 miles · 1,950 ft up to Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Mile 187.0
4,730 ft
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
A West Virginia state park and former logging town marking the end of Section 2 (187 miles from the north) and start of Section 3.
68.0 miles · 2,063 ft down to Lake Sherwood
Mile 255.0
2,667 ft
Lake Sherwood
A Monongahela National Forest recreation lake marking the end of Section 3 (255 miles) and start of Section 4.
61.0 miles · 1,285 ft up to Peters Mountain
Mile 316.0
3,952 ft
Peters Mountain
The trail's southern terminus, where the Allegheny Trail joins the Appalachian Trail at the Virginia-West Virginia border.
Getting a Allegheny Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Allegheny Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Allegheny Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.