Susquehannock Trail System itinerary
Every mile marker on the Susquehannock Trail System 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 Susquehannock Trail System Thru-Hike permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Susquehannock Trail System. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 11
- Across the markers
- 76.5 mi
- Published route length
- 82.07 mi
How long it takes: 5-7 days. 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 Susquehannock Trail System route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
2,301 ft
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District Office, Route 6 (start/finish)
The loop's start and finish point on Route 6 in Potter County, per the state forest's own trail page.
10.5 miles to Shelter at Mile 10.5 (fully enclosed)
Mile 10.5
Shelter at Mile 10.5 (fully enclosed)
The only fully enclosed shelter on the loop, per Susquehannock State Forest.
2.2 miles to Sunken Branch Shelter
Mile 12.7
2,338 ft
Sunken Branch Shelter
18.1 miles to Shelter at Mile 30.8 (lean-to)
Mile 30.8
Shelter at Mile 30.8 (lean-to)
A three-sided lean-to shelter on the loop.
10.2 miles to Cross Fork
Mile 41.0
1,060 ft
Cross Fork
1.5 miles to Shelter at Mile 42.5 (lean-to)
Mile 42.5
Shelter at Mile 42.5 (lean-to)
A three-sided lean-to shelter on the loop.
17.5 miles to Shelter at Mile 60 (lean-to)
Mile 60.0
Shelter at Mile 60 (lean-to)
A three-sided lean-to shelter on the loop.
3.9 miles to Nordjeuskald
Mile 63.9
1,354 ft
Nordjeuskald
4.6 miles to Shelter at Mile 68.5 (lean-to)
Mile 68.5
Shelter at Mile 68.5 (lean-to)
The last of the loop's five shelters, a three-sided lean-to.
2.2 miles to Short Run
Mile 70.7
1,388 ft
Short Run
5.8 miles · 1,025 ft up to Cherry Springs Vista
Mile 76.5
2,413 ft
Cherry Springs Vista
Getting a Susquehannock Trail System for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Susquehannock Trail System 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 Susquehannock Trail System around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.