State College & Rothrock Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Rothrock State Forest wraps State College in Pennsylvania ridge-and-valley riding — Tussey Mountain's rock, John Wert and Cooper's Gap, and the long fire-road climbs that link them. The tread is sandstone talus over thin forest soil: chunky, technical and famously hard on tyres, but it drains fast because the rock does not hold water. Home of the Trans-Sylvania Epic.
225 featured mountain bike trailselevation 610–2,454 ft
Is it muddy in State College & Rothrock right now?
Right now about 14 of 225 featured State College & Rothrock trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
State College & Rothrock conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
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14 of 225 trails riding well
6 8 146 65
Air quality
AQI 31 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
6 Today 8 Fri 13 Sat 22 Sun 48 Mon 65 Tue 100 Wed 109 Thu 122 Fri 130 Sat Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Saturday (130 of 225 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 656–1,339 ft
33° typical 42°–63°F 81°
High country 1,453–2,165 ft
30° typical 40°–61°F 79°
20° 40° 60° 80°
5-day forecast
Today ☀️ 65°
Fri 🌧️ 81°
Sat ⛅ 56°
Sun ☀️ 59°
Mon ☀️ 66°
Daytime high across State College & Rothrock, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
4% 76% 16% 4%
Mostly sandy, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best State College & Rothrock mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning.
Ground Oak Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,808–2,005 ft Hero dirt Upper Greens Run Road · 0.5 mi · 627–692 ft Hero dirt Landis Path · 0.8 mi · 1,398–1,739 ft Hero dirt Penn Lookout Trail · 0.6 mi · 2,254–2,388 ft Hero dirt Sassy Pig Trail (Pigpile) · 1 mi · 2,139–2,283 ft Hero dirt Sassafras Trail · 3.3 mi · 1,470–2,326 ft Hero dirt All Weather Tot Loop Dry Boardwalk Learning Circle Dry Boardwalk Observation Deck Dry Boardwalk Trail Dry Frog Hollow Trail Dry Log Ride Dry Rock Run Trail · 2.3 mi · 1,667–1,962 ft Dry Samara's Split Bridge Dry 2026 trail D · 0.9 mi · 1,240–1,450 ft Soft — ride gently Ascension Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,266–1,430 ft Soft — ride gently Beginner Line · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Beginner Loop · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Bells Ridge Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,404–1,680 ft Soft — ride gently Decker Path · 0.9 mi · 1,880–2,011 ft Soft — ride gently Dutch Alvin Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,490–1,759 ft Soft — ride gently Flat Road Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,444–1,516 ft Soft — ride gently Gravel Loop Trail · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Headwaters Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,703–1,841 ft Soft — ride gently Hobie's Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,207–1,293 ft Soft — ride gently Intermediate Line · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Ironstone Trail · 4.5 mi · 827–1,716 ft Soft — ride gently Lake Trail/Mountain View Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Link Trail · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Long Mountain Trail · 3 mi · 1,056–2,329 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Rattlesnake Canyon · 0.5 mi · 1,263–1,319 ft Soft — ride gently Lowry Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,253–1,624 ft Soft — ride gently McGuire Cemetery Trail · 0.3 mi · 797–928 ft Soft — ride gently Meadow Loop Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Pigpile Trail · 2.1 mi · 1,709–2,139 ft Soft — ride gently Pump Loop · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Rattlesnake Canyon Connector · 0.1 mi · 1,319–1,391 ft Soft — ride gently Return Tech Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Rock Drop N' Jump (Advanced Line) · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Rock Garden · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Round Top Trail · 2.5 mi · 909–2,169 ft Soft — ride gently Street C · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Trail F - probably · 0.4 mi · 1,309–1,368 ft Soft — ride gently Valley View Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,270–1,319 ft Soft — ride gently Wallace Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,027–1,893 ft Soft — ride gently Dixon Trail · 1.4 mi · 919–1,178 ft Soft — ride gently Dogtown Trail · 0.9 mi · 935–1,207 ft Soft — ride gently 176 Trail B · 2.3 mi · 1,253–1,437 ft Soft — ride gently 2026 trail C · 1.3 mi · 1,368–1,568 ft Soft — ride gently Chicken Peter Trail · 1.5 mi · 1,535–1,640 ft Soft — ride gently Colon Fall Line Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,165–2,218 ft Soft — ride gently Deer Tick Trail · 2.1 mi · 1,211–1,506 ft Soft — ride gently East Minehart Trail · 1.9 mi · 791–1,270 ft Soft — ride gently Goose Club Trail · 0.7 mi · 932–1,171 ft Soft — ride gently Historic Gatesburg Road · 1.9 mi · 1,135–1,194 ft Soft — ride gently Indian Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,237–1,696 ft Soft — ride gently Ironstone Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,079–1,339 ft Soft — ride gently New Otter Gap Trail · 2.1 mi · 1,260–1,991 ft Soft — ride gently Old 4WD Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,191–1,483 ft Soft — ride gently Point Trail · 0.3 mi · 837–896 ft Soft — ride gently Rattlesnake Canyon Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,309–1,394 ft Soft — ride gently Rudy Trail · 0.6 mi · 994–1,371 ft Soft — ride gently Scotia Range Road Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,161–1,207 ft Soft — ride gently Slab Cabin Trail · 0.2 mi · 965–1,001 ft Soft — ride gently Trail G · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Wetlands Trail · 1 mi · 1,027–1,096 ft Soft — ride gently White Deer Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,073–1,358 ft Soft — ride gently Woodcock Trail · 0.4 mi · 899–951 ft Soft — ride gently 2026 Trail A · 2.2 mi · 1,004–1,184 ft Soft — ride gently 2026 Trail B · 0.6 mi · 1,014–1,076 ft Soft — ride gently Brush Ridge Extension Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,145–1,375 ft Soft — ride gently Croyle Run Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,470–2,369 ft Soft — ride gently Kettle Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently One Ski Trail · 0.2 mi · 899–1,119 ft Soft — ride gently Ray Decker Trail · 1.3 mi · 1,306–2,211 ft Soft — ride gently Ruff Gap Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,319–2,280 ft Soft — ride gently Sassafras Lower Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,306–2,073 ft Soft — ride gently Shale Pit Connector · 0.3 mi · 1,220–1,309 ft Soft — ride gently Shiitaka - Chicken Peter Connector · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Shingle Path · 1.6 mi · 1,467–2,274 ft Soft — ride gently Shittaka Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,211–1,650 ft Soft — ride gently Telephone Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,385–2,106 ft Soft — ride gently Up and Over Trail · 2.9 mi · 1,542–2,067 ft Soft — ride gently Zen Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,378–1,480 ft Soft — ride gently Bald Knob Ridge Trail · 3.2 mi · 1,578–2,267 ft Soft — ride gently Bigelow Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,024–2,139 ft Soft — ride gently Bog Loop Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,886–1,926 ft Soft — ride gently Bucksaw Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,657–1,762 ft Soft — ride gently Kistler Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,932–2,018 ft Soft — ride gently Mongo Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,673–1,775 ft Soft — ride gently Stavefield Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,604–1,772 ft Soft — ride gently Yoder Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,864–1,985 ft Soft — ride gently Shingletown Gap Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,716–2,241 ft Soft — ride gently CAPtivate Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,181–1,319 ft Soft — ride gently North Run Trail · 2.3 mi · 2,018–2,333 ft Soft — ride gently Pipeline ROW North · 1.6 mi · 2,028–2,418 ft Soft — ride gently Ski Slope Trail · 2.2 mi · 1,880–2,218 ft Soft — ride gently Smays Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,942–2,402 ft Soft — ride gently Stage Coach Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,238–2,365 ft Soft — ride gently Star Mill Trail · 2 mi · 1,864–1,942 ft Soft — ride gently Sublime Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,198–1,270 ft Soft — ride gently Old Indian Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,266–1,332 ft Soft — ride gently Alexander Trail (former) · 0.6 mi · 1,178–1,552 ft Soft — ride gently Pine Hill Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,056–1,539 ft Soft — ride gently Sand Hole Ridge Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,316–1,490 ft Soft — ride gently Rockhouse Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,644–1,732 ft Soft — ride gently Summit Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,043–2,113 ft Soft — ride gently Trail D · 2.3 mi · 1,322–1,480 ft Soft — ride gently Trail F · 2.2 mi · 1,178–1,480 ft Soft — ride gently McKinney Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,906–2,336 ft Soft — ride gently Bike Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,637–1,745 ft Soft — ride gently Campbell Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,627–2,077 ft Soft — ride gently Greenshoot Trail · 1.5 mi · 1,781–2,152 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Spur · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Maguire Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,690–1,965 ft Soft — ride gently Sand Spring Trail · 1.8 mi · 1,732–2,208 ft Soft — ride gently Tussey Mountain Extension Trail · 2 mi · 1,434–2,011 ft Soft — ride gently Pine Hill Connector Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,066–1,155 ft Soft — ride gently Viantown trail · 0.7 mi · 906–1,125 ft Soft — ride gently Woodland Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,952–2,201 ft Soft — ride gently Lingle Valley Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,273–1,719 ft Soft — ride gently Marsh Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Sass-xx · 1.7 mi · 1,158–1,470 ft Soft — ride gently Sassafras Spur · 0.4 mi · 1,463–1,512 ft Soft — ride gently AFT Connector - Beaver Mills · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Bomb Voyage Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,270–1,352 ft Soft — ride gently Maple Spring Trail · 0.4 mi · 797–997 ft Soft — ride gently Pump Track · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Tee Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,644–1,745 ft Soft — ride gently 2026 Trail E - waiting bridge · 1.2 mi · 1,444–1,673 ft Soft — ride gently Beautiful Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,496–1,555 ft Soft — ride gently Brush Ridge Trail · 3.4 mi · 1,375–1,650 ft Soft — ride gently Fern Winder Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,253–1,827 ft Soft — ride gently Old Lewistown Pike · 1.2 mi · 1,122–1,683 ft Soft — ride gently Shale Pit Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,158–1,473 ft Soft — ride gently Historic North Nixon Road Soft — ride gently Whipple Lake Trail · 1.8 mi · 981–1,119 ft Soft — ride gently Bailout Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,394–1,457 ft Soft — ride gently Black Bear Trail · 1.9 mi · 1,706–1,798 ft Soft — ride gently Blue-White Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,381–1,791 ft Soft — ride gently Huckleberry Loop · 0.6 mi · 1,778–1,837 ft Soft — ride gently Leniency Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,457–1,598 ft Soft — ride gently Mountain Mist Trail · 2.8 mi · 1,529–1,854 ft Soft — ride gently Musser Gap Reroute · 0.2 mi · 1,709–1,759 ft Soft — ride gently New Laurel Run Trail · 1 mi · 2,011–2,411 ft Soft — ride gently West Main Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Charcoal Flats Trail · 1.3 mi · 1,693–1,768 ft Soft — ride gently Chestnut Spring Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,611–1,778 ft Soft — ride gently Crater Soft — ride gently Doc to Landis · 0.2 mi · 1,637–1,713 ft Soft — ride gently Dylan's Path · 1.2 mi · 1,680–2,011 ft Soft — ride gently Fence Line Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,575–1,864 ft Soft — ride gently Jaunt Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,765–1,798 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Trail · 2.8 mi · 1,365–1,936 ft Soft — ride gently Nellie Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,608–1,706 ft Soft — ride gently Pump Station Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,496–2,070 ft Soft — ride gently Rocks Bluff Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,634–1,726 ft Soft — ride gently Pole Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,457–1,932 ft Soft — ride gently Tramway Trail · 2.8 mi · 922–1,030 ft Soft — ride gently Turkey Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,188–1,923 ft Soft — ride gently 176 Trail A · 2.1 mi · 1,214–1,371 ft Muddy — stay off Chapel Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Deer Pen Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,729–1,791 ft Muddy — stay off Fern Ridge? · 1 mi · 1,398–1,598 ft Muddy — stay off Historic Wagon Road · 1.3 mi · 1,791–2,087 ft Muddy — stay off Kettle Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,811–1,923 ft Muddy — stay off Old Lower Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,811–1,929 ft Muddy — stay off Preserve Trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Sleepy Hollow Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,890–2,021 ft Muddy — stay off Slide Hollow trail · 0.6 mi · 1,801–2,106 ft Muddy — stay off Synagogue Gap Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,519–1,929 ft Muddy — stay off Tussey Mountain Trail · 4 mi · 1,867–2,073 ft Muddy — stay off Viantown Trail (Main Ski) · 0.4 mi · 896–955 ft Muddy — stay off Black Gum Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,332–1,368 ft Muddy — stay off Dry Hollow Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,886–2,215 ft Muddy — stay off Filmore Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,637–1,975 ft Muddy — stay off Galbraith Gap Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,339–1,407 ft Muddy — stay off Lonberger Path Reroute · 0.2 mi · 1,407–1,555 ft Muddy — stay off Pipeline ROW South · 1.2 mi · 1,975–2,201 ft Muddy — stay off Red-White Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,634–1,716 ft Muddy — stay off Viantown Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,017–1,165 ft Muddy — stay off 2026 Trail G · 0.7 mi · 1,234–1,368 ft Muddy — stay off Bear Gap Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,319–1,535 ft Muddy — stay off Benner Spring Trail · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Cutoff Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,125–1,250 ft Muddy — stay off Minehart Trail · 1.4 mi · 610–1,158 ft Muddy — stay off Musser Gap Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,132–1,752 ft Muddy — stay off No Name Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,007–1,496 ft Muddy — stay off Railroad Grade · 0.6 mi · 1,457–1,549 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,886–1,988 ft Muddy — stay off 2026 Trail F · 4.3 mi · 1,319–1,703 ft Muddy — stay off Allegheny Front Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,870–2,165 ft Muddy — stay off Campground Connector · 0.4 mi · 1,972–2,014 ft Muddy — stay off Creek Bed Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,529–1,745 ft Muddy — stay off DAsendit Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,319–1,424 ft Muddy — stay off Deepwood Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,385–1,512 ft Muddy — stay off Gnarvest Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,319–1,424 ft Muddy — stay off Harry's Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,581–1,713 ft Muddy — stay off Hessick Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,565–1,919 ft Muddy — stay off John Wert Path · 2.4 mi · 1,627–1,821 ft Muddy — stay off Peep Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,565–2,034 ft Muddy — stay off POA Trail · 1.3 mi · 2,100–2,398 ft Muddy — stay off Rattlesnake Trail · 1.3 mi · 2,067–2,333 ft Muddy — stay off Renegade Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,745–1,962 ft Muddy — stay off Ridge Trail · 3.9 mi · 2,264–2,454 ft Muddy — stay off Ross Trail · 2 mi · 1,066–2,382 ft Muddy — stay off Scotia Pond Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Short Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,864–2,201 ft Muddy — stay off Three Bridges Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,555–1,621 ft Muddy — stay off Lone Pine Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,667–1,847 ft Muddy — stay off Old Laurel Run Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,614–2,251 ft Muddy — stay off Wildcat Gap Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,617–2,280 ft Muddy — stay off Deaf Run Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,601–1,772 ft Muddy — stay off Doc Detour Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,516–1,775 ft Muddy — stay off Lonberger Path · 2.7 mi · 1,555–1,880 ft Muddy — stay off Ashpile trail · 1.3 mi · 1,900–2,182 ft Muddy — stay off Campfield trail · 0.7 mi · 1,929–2,011 ft Muddy — stay off Turkey Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,913–2,165 ft Muddy — stay off Forks Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,686–2,093 ft Muddy — stay off Woodland Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Big Hollow Link · 0.1 mi · 1,079–1,115 ft Muddy — stay off Spring Creek Canyon Trail Phase 1 · 1.1 mi · 889–958 ft Muddy — stay off Gerhold Wildflower Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,079–1,171 ft Muddy — stay off Purple Loop · 0.4 mi · 1,083–1,132 ft Muddy — stay off ROTC Endurance Course · 0.4 mi · 1,010–1,086 ft Muddy — stay off State College & Rothrock mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near State College & Rothrock right now? Today the trails riding best near State College & Rothrock are Ground Oak Trail, Upper Greens Run Road and Landis Path. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in State College & Rothrock dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many State College & Rothrock trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in State College & Rothrock after rain? Right now 211 of 225 featured State College & Rothrock trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. State College & Rothrock is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in State College & Rothrock? State College & Rothrock has 225 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the State College & Rothrock trails? State College & Rothrock trails run from about 610–2,454 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
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