Directions To Gillentown Trailhead

Get off Interstate 80 at Snow Shoe. Take route 144 north approximately 1-1/2 miles to a 4 way stop. There will be two churches on the left. Proceed straight ahead on north 144 another 2 miles. Seperish Recycling will be on your left at the top of a hill. Start slowing down and proceed another 200 yards to the bottom of the hill. Turn left at Gillentown Trailhead sign. Go approximately 300 yards back the road to several acres of parking. The trail is adjacent to the parking area.

Directions To Black Bear Trailhead

Take Interstate 80 to Kylertown Exit. Turn north onto Route 53. Go about 1/3 mile and turn right onto Main Street (This is the very first road past the east bound interstate 80 exit). Stay on Main Street (after about 2 miles you will see the fire hall and Jackson's Bar on left). Continue about 1/2 mile and you will pass the old Avondale Hotel on your left and the road makes an extreme left hand turn with a park on your right. The road crosses over a bridge that spans the Red Moshannon/Centre County Line. Continue up a hill and the Black Bear Nursery will be on your left and a stop sign just past the nursery. This concludes about 3.7 miles from Route 53 to the Trailhead. Turn right at stop sign and go about 200 feet and turn left into the Entrance to the Black Bear Trailhead. There is a large sign on the left of the entrance "Black Bear Trailhead" and a large rock on the right side of the entrance with a bear inscribed on it. Proceed to the back of the parking area. (No camping overnight at The Black Bear Trailhead).

From Route 220, take Steel Hollow Road to Julian Pike, turn left towards Black Moshannon State Park. At Route 504 intersection turn left (towards Philipsburg). Go 0.1 miles across the bridge, turn right onto Casanova Road (towards Winburne/Kylertown) for 5.8 miles to trailhead on the right.

From the Philipsburg area, take Route 504 towards Black Moshannon, turning left onto Hanna Furnace Road (a well maintained gravel road). Go 3 miles turning left onto a paved road (Casanova Road) then 0.6 miles to trailhead on left.

Another option from Philipsburg is to take Coaldale Road to the Casanova Road turning right and going 0.4 mile to the trailhead on the right.


GPS Locations
Black Bear Trailhead - N40 56.813 and W 078 08.335
Gillentown Trailhead - N41 01.835 W077 59.472

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