1
Forbes State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
5,576 acres26 mi of trail
Quarry TrailFish Run TrailWolf Rocks Loop TrailGrove Run TrailPowdermill Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Cook
Cook, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 38% of Cook is conserved land, roughly 11,365 acres. There are about 45 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Forbes State Forest (26 mi), Powdermill Nature Reserve (6.6 mi), and Linn Run State Park (3.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cook, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cook outdoors
Conserved land
38%
11,365 of 29,775 acres
Trails
45 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 37 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
4,712 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Powdermill Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
2,000 acres6.6 mi of trail
Porcupine Ridge TrailSugar Camp TrailBlack Birch TrailWoodland TrailFern Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Linn Run State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
615 acres3.7 mi of trail
Adam Falls TrailGrove Run TrailIscrupe TrailFlat Rock TrailQuarry Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Cook
Wolf RocksIn Forbes State Forest
Unnamed scenic view in Powdermill Nature Reserve
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 23.9 miHorses 24.1 miUnpaved 16.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 18 trails
- Fish Run Trail4.2 mi
- Quarry Trail3.9 mi
- Grove Run Trail3.8 mi
- Wolf Rocks Loop Trail3.4 mi
- Powdermill Loop Trail2.6 mi
- Porcupine Ridge Trail1.7 mi
- Adam Falls Trail1.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Trail0.7 mi
- Hobblebush Trail0.5 mi
- Black Birch Trail0.5 mi
Who protects the land
11,365 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,770 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 108 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cook
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 7,694 acState Resource Management Area 5,653 acForest Stewardship Easement 4,670 acPrivate Conservation 3,852 acAgricultural Easement 1,133 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5,653 | Open |
| Powdermill Nature ReservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 3,701 | Open |
| Linn Run State ParkState Park | State parks | 615 | Open |
| Laurel Ridge State ParkState Park | State parks | 291 | Open |
| Buffalo Nut SanctuaryPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 126 | Access unknown |
| Armstrong/SimondsPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 24 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bethel CemeteryCemetery
Snowball CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Cook and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cook's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 33.7-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.