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This information is a public record of the 1983 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.

Bear Run Nature Reserve

City, Town, or County Frontcountry Trail
  • Length
    20 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    out & back

Bear Run Nature Reserve offers hiking trails, backcountry campsites, and hunting and fishing opportunities.

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On the trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
On the trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
End of Kinglet Trail. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
End of Kinglet Trail. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Paradise Overlook. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Paradise Overlook. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Salamander on Kinglet. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Salamander on Kinglet. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Adjacent to parking area. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Adjacent to parking area. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Mossy rocks - upper Bear Run stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Mossy rocks - upper Bear Run stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
First field. Photo by Bart j. Baird.
First field. Photo by Bart j. Baird.
Log Over Bear Run Stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Log Over Bear Run Stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
Rock outcrop along trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
Rock outcrop along trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
  • On the trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
  • On the trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.
  • End of Kinglet Trail. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • Paradise Overlook. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • Salamander on Kinglet. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • Adjacent to parking area. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • Mossy rocks - upper Bear Run stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • First field. Photo by Bart j. Baird.
  • Log Over Bear Run Stream. Photo by Bart J. Baird.
  • Rock outcrop along trail. Photo by Western Penn. Conservancy.

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Location: Stewart Township and Springfield Township, Fayette County; Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County

  • States: Pennsylvania

Bear Run Nature Reserve is the flagship property of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Located on the western flank of Laurel Hill in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, the Reserve offers hiking trails, backcountry campsites, and hunting and fishing opportunities. Bear Run Nature Reserve provides the setting for Fallingwater, the famous house designed for the Kaufmann family of Pitts-burgh by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Bear Run Nature Reserve is managed to protect, conserve, and restore land and water for the diversity of the region's native plants, animals, and ecosystems. The Reserve is integral to biodiversity conservation in the Laurel Highlands and the mid-Appalachian

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Allowed Uses:

Hiking/Walking

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Bear Run Nature Reserve
Mill Run, PA 15464

Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

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  • Part of a Trail System? No
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  • Certified as an NRT
    Dec 11, 1983
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