Outdoors · Hamlin

Hamlin, PA parks, trails & bike paths

About 39% of Hamlin is conserved land, roughly 16,155 acres. There are about 124 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Kinzua Bridge State Park (2.8 mi) and State Game Lands Number 62 (2.4 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hamlin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Hamlin outdoors

Conserved land
39%
16,155 of 41,284 acres
Trails
124 mi
1.9 mi per sq mi · 54 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
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

123
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.
1

Kinzua Bridge State Park

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
269 acres2.8 mi of trail
General Kane TrailKinzua Creek TrailScout Camp Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

State Game Lands Number 62

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,306 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Elk State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
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 Hamlin
Kinzua Skywalk PlatformIn Kinzua Bridge State Park
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Kinzua Bridge State Park
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Kinzua Bridge State Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 7.4 miHorses 4.9 miUnpaved 14.8 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
  • Knox & Kane Rail Trail7.4 mi
  • Forest Road 1503.8 mi
  • Forest Road 1873.6 mi
  • Forest Rd 1862.3 mi
  • Forest Road 2791.9 mi
  • Forest Road 4561.4 mi
  • General Kane Trail1.2 mi
  • Forest Rd 186A0.7 mi
  • Forest Road 279 B0.7 mi
  • Fr 150 B0.6 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

16,155 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service
12,517 ac
State fish & wildlife
2,306 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
1,003 ac
State parks
272 ac
State natural resources
1 ac
Not recorded
992 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 8 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
  • Knox & Kane Rail Trail (bike route)7.4 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Hamlin

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 12,517 acState Resource Management Area 2,307 acPrivate Conservation 1,942 acState Park 272 acPrivate Recreation or Education 53 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Allegheny National ForestNational ForestU.S. Forest Service12,517Open
State Game Land 062State Resource Management AreaState fish & wildlife2,306Open
Clarion Junction ForestPrivate ConservationLand trusts & nonprofits1,889Access unknown
Kinzua Bridge State ParkState ParkState parks272Open
Knox & Kane Railroad CorridorPrivate Recreation or EducationNot recorded106Open
Elk State ForestState Resource Management AreaState natural resources1Open
History

Historic places to visit

Bridge View CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Hamlin and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Hamlin39.1%124.1 mi3
Lafayette44.7%283.1 mi1
Sergeant47.2%146.3 mi2
Wetmore54.7%150.0 mi2
Keating8.8%134.1 mi3
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Hamlin'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 27.3-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.

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