I had been wanting to ride the
Pine Creek Trail for a long time, and I finally rode it last September. Lovely trail with excellent scenery and a nice surface. I know that the area is often referred to as
"Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon" but I would describe the landscape as densely wooded rounded hills as opposed to a canyon. There were lots of signs warning of rattlesnakes in the north-central trail area between Blackwell Access Area & Tiadaghton. I don't know if it's more likely to see rattlers there in September, but I did indeed see Timber rattlesnakes in that area. Just south of Blackwell is a spot called "Rattlesnake Rock". The sign explaining the history of the name is interesting. I also saw a black bear near Blackwell.
The PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources produces a very nice map and brochure of the trail. Most trailheads had free hard-copies available.
http://192.34.61.137/wp-content/uplo...rail_trail.pdf
(this link only shows the northern half of the trail)
Southern half of trail:
http://elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov/GetDocum...rail-South.pdf
Real Taste Taqueria in Jersey Shore near the southern terminus of the trail has extremely good Mexican food.