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South Central Pennsylvania

Conodoguinet Creek

Good Hope Access to Acri Meadow Park

Easy | About 7.8 mi | About 3 hr 15 min to 5 hr depending on level, wood, scouting, and how quickly the downstream park launch is moving | Live score supported

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South Central Pennsylvania

Conodoguinet Creek

Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Acri Meadow Park

Moderate | About 13 mi | About 5 hr to 8 hr depending on depth, bridge scouting, strainers, and how quickly the lower creek is moving | Live score supported

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South Central Pennsylvania

Conodoguinet Creek

Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Good Hope Access

Easy | About 5.2 mi | About 2 hr 30 min to 4 hr depending on depth, bridge scouting, and how much wood has shifted since the last rain | Live score supported

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South Central Pennsylvania

Conodoguinet Creek

Willow Mill Park to Acri Meadow Park

Moderate | About 17.4 mi | About 7 hr to 10 hr depending on depth, wood, scouting stops, and whether low water turns the day into repeated scrape sections | Live score supported

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Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Canal Park to Test Track ParkShorter options: 6.0–16.0 miUse this as the Section 3 North Branch access-planner corridor. The default full corridor runs from Canal Park to Test Track, but most users should choo...

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Easy | About 22 mi for the full corridor; choose a shorter segment in the access planner | Full corridor is a long exposed day for experienced groups. Shorter planner choices include Canal Park to Union Township, Union Township to Wetlands, and Wetlands to Test Track. | Live score supportedofficial source support

Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Terrytown PFBCLaunch at Larnard Hornbrook Park and take out at Terrytown PFBC for a long Section 1 Susquehanna continuation. Use the direct Towanda stage gauge, keep...

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Easy | About 21.5 mi | About 7 hr to 9 hr in ordinary conditions, longer with headwind, low-water scouting, or a deliberate overnight-style pace with legal support stops only | Live score supportedofficial source support

Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Towanda Riverfront ParkLaunch at Larnard Hornbrook Park and take out at Towanda Riverfront Park for a short upper-Bradford-County Susquehanna day. Use the direct Towanda stage...

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Easy | About 5 mi | About 1.5 hr to 3 hr in ordinary conditions, longer with headwind, low-water line picking, or careful approach to the Towanda bridge area | Live score supportedofficial source support

Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Wysox Township ParkLaunch at Larnard Hornbrook Park and take out at Wysox Township Park for a shorter public-access Susquehanna day through the Towanda bridge corridor. Us...

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Easy | About 8 mi | About 2.5 hr to 4 hr in ordinary conditions, longer with low-water line picking, headwind, or a careful approach to the Towanda bridge corridor | Live score supportedofficial source support

Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Montgomery Park to Shikellamy State Park NorthLaunch at Montgomery Park in Danville and finish at Shikellamy State Park North for a lower Section 14 Susquehanna day. Use the Danville gauge as the of...

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Easy | About 11.2 mi | About 3 hr to 4.5 hr in ordinary conditions, longer with wind on Lake Augusta, slower pool current, or a busy state-park finish | Planning only · no live scoreofficial source support

Pennsylvania routeNorth Branch SusquehannaSusquehanna RiverNorth Branch: PFBC Bloomsburg to Montgomery ParkLaunch at the PFBC Bloomsburg ramp and take out at Montgomery Park in Danville for a lower North Branch Susquehanna day. Use the direct Bloomsburg gauge...

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Easy | About 12.5 mi | About 3 hr to 5 hr in ordinary conditions, longer with headwind, slower current, or extra time around the Danville finish | Live score supportedofficial source support

Beginner routes

Pennsylvania beginner routes

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Conodoguinet CreekGood Hope Access to Acri Meadow ParkSouth Central Pennsylvania | About 7.8 mi Conodoguinet CreekVincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Good Hope AccessSouth Central Pennsylvania | About 5.2 mi Conodoguinet CreekWillow Mill Park to Vincent DiFilippo Nature PreserveSouth Central Pennsylvania | About 4.4 mi Juniata RiverLower Section: Greenwood to Amity HallLower Juniata | About 14 mi for the full corridor; choose a shorter segment in the access planner Juniata RiverLower Section: Lewistown Narrows PFBC to NewportLower Juniata | About 28 mi Juniata RiverLower Section: Mifflintown PFBC to Muskrat Springs PFBCLower Juniata | About 10 mi Juniata RiverLower Section: Millerstown Community Park to Amity Hall PFBCLower Juniata | About 15 mi Susquehanna RiverNorth Branch: Canal Park to Test Track ParkNorth Branch Susquehanna | About 22 mi for the full corridor; choose a shorter segment in the access planner

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Blacklick CreekPA 259 Heshbon to Saylor ParkApproximately 6.8 river miles | About 3-5 on-water hours, plus scouting and shuttle time Conodoguinet CreekGood Hope Access to Acri Meadow ParkAbout 7.8 mi | About 3 hr 15 min to 5 hr depending on level, wood, scouting, and how quickly the downstream park launch is moving Conodoguinet CreekVincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Acri Meadow ParkAbout 13 mi | About 5 hr to 8 hr depending on depth, bridge scouting, strainers, and how quickly the lower creek is moving Conodoguinet CreekVincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Good Hope AccessAbout 5.2 mi | About 2 hr 30 min to 4 hr depending on depth, bridge scouting, and how much wood has shifted since the last rain Conodoguinet CreekWillow Mill Park to Acri Meadow ParkAbout 17.4 mi | About 7 hr to 10 hr depending on depth, wood, scouting stops, and whether low water turns the day into repeated scrape sections Conodoguinet CreekWillow Mill Park to Good Hope AccessAbout 9.6 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr 30 min depending on depth, wood, bridge scouting, and how scrape-prone the creek feels on the day

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Susquehanna River access ladder20

The reviewed Pennsylvania Susquehanna access-pair set, presented as selectable trips while preserving gauge and endpoint differences.

Open canonical route North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Wysox Township Park North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Towanda Riverfront Park North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Wysox Township Park North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Towanda Riverfront Park to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Wysox Township Park to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Towanda Riverfront Park North Branch: Towanda to Laceyville North Branch: Laceyville to West Falls North Branch: Canal Park to Test Track Park North Branch: Test Track Park to PFBC Danville North Branch: PFBC Danville to Wray's Riverfront Campground North Branch: Wray's Riverfront Campground to Shikellamy State Park West North Branch: PFBC Danville to Shikellamy State Park West North Branch: Wetlands Nature Area to PFBC Bloomsburg North Branch: PFBC Bloomsburg to Montgomery Park North Branch: Test Track Park to Indian Head Campground North Branch: Montgomery Park to Shikellamy State Park North North Branch: Riverside Borough to Shikellamy State Park North

Conodoguinet Creek access ladder6

Six Cumberland County access-pair variants sharing the same creek access chain; each route remains a separate trip choice.

Open canonical route Willow Mill Park to Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve Willow Mill Park to Good Hope Access Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Good Hope Access Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Acri Meadow Park Good Hope Access to Acri Meadow Park Willow Mill Park to Acri Meadow Park

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Susquehanna River20

Susquehanna River hub North Branch: Canal Park to Test Track Park North Branch: Laceyville to West Falls North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Towanda Riverfront Park North Branch: Larnard Hornbrook Park to Wysox Township Park North Branch: Montgomery Park to Shikellamy State Park North North Branch: PFBC Bloomsburg to Montgomery Park North Branch: PFBC Danville to Shikellamy State Park West North Branch: PFBC Danville to Wray's Riverfront Campground North Branch: Riverside Borough to Shikellamy State Park North North Branch: Test Track Park to Indian Head Campground North Branch: Test Track Park to PFBC Danville North Branch: Towanda Riverfront Park to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Towanda to Laceyville North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Terrytown PFBC North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Towanda Riverfront Park North Branch: Ulster Bridge to Wysox Township Park North Branch: Wetlands Nature Area to PFBC Bloomsburg North Branch: Wray's Riverfront Campground to Shikellamy State Park West North Branch: Wysox Township Park to Terrytown PFBC

Yellow Breeches Creek10

Yellow Breeches Creek hub Liberty Forge to Yellow Breeches Park Lower Allen Community Park to Liberty Forge Lower Allen Community Park to Yellow Breeches Park McCormick Park to Liberty Forge McCormick Park to Lower Allen Community Park McCormick Park to Yellow Breeches Park Simpson Park to Liberty Forge Simpson Park to Lower Allen Community Park Simpson Park to McCormick Park Simpson Park to Yellow Breeches Park

Conodoguinet Creek6

Conodoguinet Creek hub Good Hope Access to Acri Meadow Park Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Acri Meadow Park Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve to Good Hope Access Willow Mill Park to Acri Meadow Park Willow Mill Park to Good Hope Access Willow Mill Park to Vincent DiFilippo Nature Preserve

Juniata River4

Juniata River hub Lower Section: Greenwood to Amity Hall Lower Section: Lewistown Narrows PFBC to Newport Lower Section: Mifflintown PFBC to Muskrat Springs PFBC Lower Section: Millerstown Community Park to Amity Hall PFBC

Youghiogheny River4

Youghiogheny River hub Connellsville River Park to River Road, Dawson Lower Yough: Ohiopyle to Bruner Run Middle Yough: Ramcat Launch to Ohiopyle Middle Yough Take-out River Road, Dawson to Port Vue Launch, McKeesport (multi-day corridor)

French Creek3

French Creek hub Cambridge Springs to Conneauttee Cochranton Borough to Utica Union City Dam to Routes 6N/19

Lehigh River3

Lehigh River hub Rockport to Glen Onoko White Haven to Glen Onoko White Haven to Rockport

Loyalhanna Creek2

Loyalhanna Creek hub Ligonier Nature Trail to Kingston Loyalhanna Dam Tailwater to Saltsburg Rivers Edge

Blacklick Creek1

PA 259 Heshbon to Saylor Park

Laurel Hill Creek1

Laurel Hill State Park Beach Area to King's Covered Bridge

Redbank Creek1

Climax to St. Charles Road

Slippery Rock Creek1

Eckert Bridge to Harris Bridge

South Fork Tenmile Creek1

Beagle Club Road Launch to Clarksville Kayak Launch

Two Lick Creek1

Waterworks Conservation Area to Saylor Park

By region

French Creek Upper Water Trail1

French Creek: Union City Dam to Routes 6N/19

French Creek Valley2

French Creek: Cambridge Springs to Conneauttee French Creek: Cochranton Borough to Utica

Indiana County1

Blacklick Creek: PA 259 Heshbon to Saylor Park

Laurel Highlands7

Laurel Hill Creek: Laurel Hill State Park Beach Area to King's Covered Bridge Loyalhanna Creek: Ligonier Nature Trail to Kingston Loyalhanna Creek: Loyalhanna Dam Tailwater to Saltsburg Rivers Edge Youghiogheny River: Connellsville River Park to River Road, Dawson Youghiogheny River: Lower Yough: Ohiopyle to Bruner Run Youghiogheny River: Middle Yough: Ramcat Launch to Ohiopyle Middle Yough Take-out Youghiogheny River: River Road, Dawson to Port Vue Launch, McKeesport (multi-day corridor)

Lower Juniata4

Juniata River: Lower Section: Greenwood to Amity Hall Juniata River: Lower Section: Lewistown Narrows PFBC to Newport Juniata River: Lower Section: Mifflintown PFBC to Muskrat Springs PFBC Juniata River: Lower Section: Millerstown Community Park to Amity Hall PFBC

North Branch Susquehanna20

Pocono Mountains3

Lehigh River: Rockport to Glen Onoko Lehigh River: White Haven to Glen Onoko Lehigh River: White Haven to Rockport

South Central Pennsylvania16

Southwestern Pennsylvania1

South Fork Tenmile Creek: Beagle Club Road Launch to Clarksville Kayak Launch

Western Pennsylvania3

Redbank Creek: Climax to St. Charles Road Slippery Rock Creek: Eckert Bridge to Harris Bridge Two Lick Creek: Waterworks Conservation Area to Saylor Park

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