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Gerhold Wildflower Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 12 Google reviews · Running trail in State College, Pennsylvania · Dawn to dusk
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Dawn to dusk
Confirmed from Gerhold Wildflower Trail's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Gerhold Wildflower Trail
Peaceful, quiet, easy trails for hiking near to PSU campus. We saw many birds, squirrels, and a beautiful deer eating grass.
This is a very short (.25) trail that turns to Bellefonte railtrail. It’s nice but I recommend getting off the trail into one of the less maintained yet more interesting trail paths
Trail conditions & character
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The practical stuff
- AccessDawn to dusk — the gates close, so do not plan a run that finishes after dark
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websitearboretum.psu.edu
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