Greenwood Furnace State Park
RR 2, Box 118
Huntingdon, PA 16652

Phone: (814) 667-1800

Trails:
Many trails within the park and surrounding state forest offer hikers scenic views and glimpses of historical ruins from the 1800s ironmaking community.

Stone Valley Vista Loop Trail:
• 3.5 miles (moderate)
• Link trail - orange blazes; Turkey Trail - blue blazes
This loop begins at the trailhead for Link Trail. Follow the orange blazes to the Stone Valley Vista. Continue a short distance along the trail to Turkey Trail (blue blazes), which was an old logging slide used to bring logs down the mountain. The trail ends on Turkey Hill Road. Turn right and follow road back to the trailhead.

Greenwood Trail:
• .5 mile (easy to moderate) 20
• Red blazes
You will pass a variety of greenery and wildflowers along this short loop. The trailhead is near Pavilion #6.

Chestnut Spring Trail:
• .5 mile (easy to moderate)
• Yellow blazes
This trail winds through a picturesque hollow of mixed forests. Several springs, a charcoal hearth, and a colliers hut can be found along the trail.

Viantown Trail:
• .25 mile (moderate)
• Yellow blazes
This trail was an old wagon road that linked Greenwood Furnace to Viantown. The trail begins on the far side of the dam and passes the site of the Traveller's Inn as it crosses Brush Ridge to Broad Mountain Road.

Monsell Trail:
• .5 mile (moderate)
• Yellow blazes
This trail passes through the remnants of a furnace-era pine plantation. The trail intersects the Greenwood Trail for a distance and links the campground to the Link Trail.

Lakeview Trail:
• .25 mile (easy to moderate)
• White blazes
This trail runs along the back edge of Greenwood Lake and offers a scenic view of the dam and beach.

Dogtown Trail:
• 1 mile (easy to moderate)
• Blue blazes
This hiking and snowmobile trail begins at the far end of the campground and connects to Brush Ridge Trail. The trail passes near the former village of Dogtown, named for the dogs that barked at passing ore trains.

Ore Banks Loop:
• 6 miles (moderate)
• Red blazes
This loop takes hikers to the Brush Ridge Ore Banks, one of the lesser-known historic areas of Greenwood Furnace. The loop begins with Chestnut Spring and Brush Ridge Trails, offering a ridge-top perspective of the surrounding forest. Two miles from the park, turn left onto Dixon Trail, and drop to the Tramway Trail. Remains of the Brush Ridge Ore Banks used during the 19th century ironmaking days are visible. Near the highway, turn left onto Tramway Trail, which was a mule-drawn railroad that hauled iron ore from these banks to the furnace. Follow the trail back to the park. Just before the dam, the trail leaves the tramway and follows the old highway and crosses the creek. Cross the highway into the beach area.

Fire Tower Loop:
• 7 miles (moderate to difficult)
• Greenwood Spur - blue blazes; Ruff Gap and Snowmobile road, red blazes
This is a loop to the Greenwood Fire Tower on Broad Mountain. The trailhead for the Greenwood Spur (blue blazes) is near the Visitor Center. Watch for house foundations and charcoal hearths along the way. Once on top, cross Seeger Road and continue to the tower. The tower was erected in the 1930s, and is still used to watch for forest fires. From here, the Greenwood Spur continues to Alan Seeger State Forest Picnic Area and the Mid State Trail. To return to the park, follow the access road (red blazes) to Seeger Road. Pick up Ruff Gap Trail and descend to the snowmobile road and follow it back to the intersection with Greenwood Spur. Turn left to return to the park.

Other Trails:
Two long distance trails begin in the park and continue onto the surrounding state forests.
• Greenwood Spur: connects the park to the Mid State Trail, which is a rugged 171-mile cross-country trail in the Ridge and Valley Region of Central Pennsylvania.
• Link Trail: is a rugged 72-mile hike that connects the park to the Tuscarora Trail in southern Pennsylvania.
• Tuscarora Trail: intersects the Appalachian Trail, on which a hiker can travel north on the Appalachian Trail to Maine or south to Georgia.

Park Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (year-round)
Daily during the summer season

Other Items Offered:
Boating, fishing, hunting, picnic areas, climbing & rapelling, McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge.

On the Web
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/g-wood.htm
Email: greenwoodfurnacesp@state.pa.us

Info provided by The PA Dept. of Conservation and National Resources

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