Jakes Rocks Mountain Bike Trail
The Trails at Jakes Rocks was officially dedicated as the Pennsylvania Trail of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in September 2024. The trail system provides mountain bikers with a wide degree of challenges, from the gentler loop of the Tuttletown and Coal Knob trails, to the one-way, epic Blacksnake gravity trail. The trails connect to the Dewdrop Campground, for a convenient overnight stay.
Please use caution and remember to share the trail with other users. For more safety guidelines visit the Outdoor Safety section of the website.
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Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
Trail Type
General Information
Jakes Rocks Trail Map (Avenza)
January - December
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Allegheny National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them.
Applicable Orders for this Site:
- Allegheny Reservoir
Getting There
Parking
Parking for the more than 35 miles of networked trails is available at the
- Jakes Rocks Trailhead,
- Elijah Run Boat Launch,
- Bent Run Parking Area (USACE),
- FR 507 Devil’s Elbow, and
- Kinzua Point Information Center.
Directions
From downtown Warren
- Travel south on Route 6/Crescent Park Drive for 2 miles.
- Turn left/east onto Route 59.
- Travel east on Route 59 for 10 miles.
- Turn right onto Longhouse National Scenic Byway.
- Travel on Longhouse National Scenic Byway for 1 mile.
- Turn right onto Forest Road 492.
- Travel on Forest Road 492 for 1 mile.
- Follow Forest Road 492 to the right when it splits and follow it to the parking area, approximately 1 mile.
Additional Information
Operated By
USDA Forest Service
Nearby Recreation Sites
Recreation Opportunities
Viewing Wildlife Info
Over 70 species of game and non-game fish live in the Allegheny National Forest. Over 300 species of mammals, including raccoon, gray squirrel, snowshoe hare, red and gray fox, beaver, mink, and muskrat as well as game species suck as white-tailed deer, black bear and wild turkey.
Be wary of friendly chipmunks at the picnic tables, they will beg for your lunch.
For information on species common to Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny National Forest visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission website for game and nongame species information.
When you see wildlife, please remember:
- never feed wildlife
- don't interfere with mating, predation or other natural behaviors.
- keep a respectful distance
- preserve habitat by following "leave no trace" principles.
- leave young wildlife where you find them.
If you think you've found a sick or injured animal please call the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Viewing Plants Info
Jake's Rocks Overlook access road goes through a heavily forested area with abundant Mountain laurel. As you walk try to glimpse the different wildflowers, mosses and fungus throughout the area.
Mountain Laurel blooms in early June, peak leaf color occurs the second week of October.
For more information about the types of plants and trees you may see on the Allegheny:
Viewing Scenery Info
There are several places on the trail where you will see glimpses of the Allegheny Reservoir and/or Kinzua Dam. The trail loops around at an overlook built onto a rock outcropping where you will have panoramic views of the reservoir and dam. This is a particularly good location to view fall color on the forest.
Jakes Rocks is located off of Longhouse National Scenic Byway. The road loops around and there are several pull-offs where visitors will be able to stop and view the reservoir and dam.
Picnicking - Single Info
Picnicking is available at the overlook.
Picnicking - Groups Info
There is group camping at the Overlook.
Scenic Driving Info
Jakes Rocks is on Longhouse National Scenic Byway. The road leading up to the day use area loops around and has several scenic pull-offs where visitors can stop and view the reservoir.
Day Hikes Info
At the overlook there is a trail that loops around the day use area past large boulders and to the overlook built onto a large boulder.
Biking - Mountain Info
The Trails at Jakes Rocks:
Easiest Trail Segments
- Coal Knob 2.3 miles
- Grouse 0.3 miles
- Kinzua Point 0.9 miles
- Tuttletown 2.5 miles
- Tuttletown-Coal Knob Loop 4.8 miles
More Difficult Trail Segments
- Bent Run 1.9 miles
- Cornplanter 1.4 miles
- Deerfoot 1.3 miles
- Dewdrop 1.7 miles
- Elijah (Coal Knob to FR263) 2.5 miles
- Elijah (Longhouse Scenic to FR 263) 3.3 miles
- Laurel 2.3 miles
- Longhouse 2.1 miles
- Seneca 1.5 miles
- Ohi:Yo Way 0.7 miles
- Three Sisters 0.3 miles
- Vulpes 0.5 miles
Most Difficult Trail Segments
- Bald Eagle 2.2 miles
- Devil’s Drop 0.9 miles
- Ursus 1.2 miles
Gravity Trail (one-way travel)
- Blacksnake 0.6 miles