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Loyalsock State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
7,959 acres15.1 mi of trail
Cheryl's TrailMatt Mertes TrailWeitzel Hollow TrailJacoby Falls TrailLance Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Gamble
Gamble, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 38% of Gamble is conserved land, roughly 11,171 acres. There are about 31 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Loyalsock State Forest (15.1 mi) and State Game Lands Number 298 (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gamble, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gamble outdoors
Conserved land
38%
11,171 of 29,134 acres
Trails
31 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 29 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
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
State Game Lands Number 298
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,092 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
State Game Lands Number 134
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
261 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
State Game Lands Number 133
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
255 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Gamble
Nail Factory Mountain1,998 ft elevation
Scofield Mountain1,972 ft elevation
The Wells Mountain1,936 ft elevation
Mill Creek Mountain1,923 ft elevation
Blessing Mountain1,906 ft elevation
Cove Mountain1,857 ft elevation · In Loyalsock State Forest
Jacoby Mountain1,801 ft elevation · In Loyalsock State Forest
Hogsback Mount1,670 ft elevation
Unnamed peak in State Game Lands Number 2981,470 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 11.0 miHorses 3.1 miUnpaved 19.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 21 trails
- Cheryl's Trail6.5 mi
- Weitzel Hollow Trail2.0 mi
- Matt Mertes Trail1.9 mi
- Jacoby Falls Trail1.7 mi
- Katy Jane Trail1.0 mi
- Lance Trail1.0 mi
- Francis X. Kennedy Trail0.9 mi
- Meadow Loop0.8 mi
- Green Trail0.7 mi
- Middle Point Trail0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
11,171 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 196 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 20 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
- Cheryl's Trail (bike route)2.6 mi
- Katy Jane Trail (bike route)1 mi
- Francis X. Kennedy Trail (bike route)0.9 mi
- Meadow Loop (bike route)0.8 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gamble
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 9,716 acLocal Park 663 acState Other or Unknown 612 acAgricultural Easement 403 acConservation Easement 137 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8,091 | Open |
| State Game Land 298State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,108 | Open |
| Rider ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 646 | Open |
| Rose Valley LakeState Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 612 | Open |
| State Game Land 134State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 262 | Open |
| State Game Land 133State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 255 | Open |
| Bar Bottom AcquisitionPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 111 | Open |
| Rose Valley Lake ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Beech Valley CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Gamble and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble | 38.3% | 31.3 mi | 4 |
| Plunketts Creek | 53.9% | 78.3 mi | 2 |
| Lewis | 35.4% | 5.3 mi | 3 |
| Cascade | 39.3% | 36.9 mi | 3 |
| Eldred | 11.4% | 3.7 mi | 1 |
| Hepburn | 0.7% | 1.4 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gamble'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 28.4-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.