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Presque Isle Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Presque Isle State Park/Pennsylvania

Presque Isle Trail

Erie, Pennsylvania

13.4 mi

Distance

1,325 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 31m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Presque Isle Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:173 ft
Max:186 ft
Gain:404 ft
Loss:404 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 173 ft and 186 ft across 13.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.173 ft177 ft182 ft186 ft0.0 mi3.3 mi6.7 mi10.0 mi13.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi179 ft
High point7.3 mi186 ft
End13.4 mi179 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Erie, PA · about 1 mi away
County:
Erie County, PA
Jurisdiction:
Presque Isle State Park · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(814) 833-7424
  • Address:301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 1, Erie, PA 16505-2042 · PA
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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Other trails in Presque Isle State Park

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Graveyard Pond Trail

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TrailDifficulty: Easy

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TrailDifficulty: Easy

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