Tracy Ridge Hiking Trail System (includes Johnnycake Trail)

This is a 54.52 kilometer (33.69 mile) trail system of interconnecting loops. This trail offers a wonderful all-day hike beginning on the flat ridgetop at Tracy Ridge Recreation Area at the 2245 foot elevation and dropping to 1328 foot elevation, which is the normal summer pool of the Allegheny Reservoir. This trail is located within the Allegheny National Recreation Area (NRA), which is one of the few roadless areas of the Forest. The Allegheny NRA was established by Congress in 1984 as part of the Pennsylvania Wilderness Act. The primary purposes of the NRA is to preserve and protect natural scenic, cultural, scientific, and wildlife values and to provide for enhanced dispersed recreation opportunities. Only limited vegetative management activities are permitted, and then, only to meet recreation or wildlife needs.

Slopes along the reservoir and along the small streams which drain the area are steep. Rock ledges and large boulders can be found on the steeper hillsides. Most of the area is heavily forested in second growth timber; primarily oak, scattered with beech, black cherry, and hickory. Hemlock is found in small groves along the streams, and some magnificent old white pines can be found in scattered locations. Opportunities to view wildlife are plentiful.