4,446 ft
Distance
-287 ft
Descent
00:04:51
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Musser Gap Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Musser Gap (Rothrock State Forest)
    State College, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    All Year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #16374 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #10324 in Trail Running
    • #32457 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2014
  • Land Owner
    DCNR

This starts at the parking area trailhead for Musser Gap, or you could ride there from downtown via the Musser Gap Greenway. It begins as a slow gentle climb on doubletrack before increasing in slope as the trail climbs. Once you cross the stream next to the two logs and bear left at the intersection with Frog Hollow Trail (no bikes allowed) the climbing begins in earnest. There is a very short steep section that takes you past where the old dam used to be before flattening out and you come to the intersection with Mountain Mist Trail. Bear left to follow Musser Gap Trail upto the second intersection with Mountain Mist Trail along the powerline. Musser Gap Trail does continue across Mountain Mist Trail, but at this point it is hiking only up to the Mid State Trail, also pretty much would be a hike-a-bike.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Musser Gap Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -287 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,157 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,444 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,444 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,158 ft
  • Grade
    -6.5%
  • Grade max
    -20.2%
  • Grade min
    2.2%
  • Distance climb
    381 ft
  • Distance down
    3,976 ft
  • Distance flat
    85 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:31
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      Musser Gap Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 5, 2025 @ 5:37pm
      Jun 5, 2025
      Mar 19, 2025 @ 12:56pm
      Mar 19, 2025
      		 Beware of the ruts
      Jan 26, 2025 @ 10:11am
      Jan 26, 2025
      Aug 4, 2024 @ 5:53am
      Aug 4, 2024
      Jun 12, 2024 @ 10:37am
      Jun 12, 2024
      		 Less wet than it was
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 19 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 103 rides
      • Last: Jul 8, 2025

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      Aug 11, 2023 @ 9:20am
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      Oct 11, 2022 @ 11:48am
      Oct 11, 2022

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