| Mill Creek Trail | |
| Location: | Elk County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Length Mi: | 5.6 |
| Trailheads: | Pennsylvania Route 948, northwestern Elk County |
| Use: | Hiking |
| Elev Change: | Low |
| Difficulty: | Moderate |
| Season: | Year-round |
| Hazards: | Uneven and rocky terrain, rattlesnakes, mosquitoes, ticks, black bears |
The Mill Creek Trail is a 5.6miles hiking trail in Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania, and is usually described as a spur of the Twin Lakes Trail.[1] [2]
The Mill Creek Trail begins at a small parking lot and rest area on Pennsylvania Route 948, about 10 miles north of Ridgway; the lot also serves the Brush Hollow Cross Country Ski Trail. The two trails depart northbound from the parking area and share the same path for about 0.2 of a mile to a junction, where the Mill Creek Trail turns right, crosses Big Mill Creek, and then turns north and follows that creek's valley upstream. The trail crosses several incoming tributary streams and traverses a variety of forest ecosystems. Near its northern end it passes through Kane Experimental Forest.[3] After 5.6 miles, the Mill Creek Trail ends at the Twin Lakes Trail, about 1.2 miles west of Twin Lakes Recreation Area; the trail junction is near a small parking lot on Forest Road 138.[4]