Simpson Trail

Simpson Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Simpson Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Simpson Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.56752, -79.03521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simpson Trail

• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~21 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~37 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~42 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~44 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~46 km · Must-see
• Keystone State Park · park · Westmoreland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Idlewild Park · park · Westmoreland · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simpson Trail

Other treks near Simpson Trail

• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~13 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~80 km · Must-see
• Indian Creek Valley Trail · trek · Fayette · ~82 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~89 km · Must-see
• Junction Hollow Hiking Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~99 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~120 km · Must-see
• Standing Stone Trail · trek · Huntingdon · ~127 km · Must-see
• Great Eastern Trail - C&O Canal · trek · Washington · ~150 km · Must-see
• Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · trek · Westmoreland · ~64 km
• Mid-State Trail · trek · Centre · ~131 km

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