Kessler Trail

Kessler 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 Kessler 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 Kessler Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.93867, -77.26173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kessler Trail

• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~10 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~10 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~11 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~16 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~19 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~21 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ravensburg State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kessler Trail

Other treks near Kessler Trail

• Black Forest Trail · trek · Lycoming · ~83 km · Must-see
• Loyalsock Trail · trek · Sullivan · ~89 km · Must-see
• Old Loggers Path · trek · Lycoming · ~90 km · Must-see
• Standing Stone Trail · trek · Huntingdon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~120 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~126 km · Must-see
• Mid-State Trail · trek · Centre · ~63 km
• Appalachian Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~129 km
• Dug Trail · trek · Centre · ~3 km

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