Blueberry Meadows features its private Kicky’s Ridge groomed trail
complex, which can be hiked in approximately one to two hours. It’s
hilly, but one can look forward to an invigorating experience and
the chance to see many varieties of wildlife. Much of the trails
are mowed and even first time hikers can easily find their way.
Deer, bear, fox, grouse and turkey as well as many varieties of
smaller mammals are year round residents in the forests. From April
through September, bats, songbirds, flycatchers, woodpeckers, doves,
hawks and owls spend their summers with us. As the Native American
hunter of three centuries ago could testify, the quiet and vigilant
hiker is more successful at seeing our furry neighbors. Because of
the elevation, there are no rattlesnakes, poison oak or poison ivy.
Biting insects are far less abundant than found in lower lying areas.
Nearby are the Gallitzin State Forest Trails, including Wolf Rocks
Trail, Bog and Boulder Path, Fisherman’s Path, the John P. Saylor
Trail, and the 42 kilometer Lost Turkey Trail that winds through the
rugged wilderness separating Ogletown from Blue Knob. Local wags
attribute the name, Lost Turkey, to the Youth Conservation Service
workers who became lost while helping to construct the trail.
Our Kicky’s Ridge trail connects to a Clear Shade Wild Area fire
road, an old Babcock Lumber railroad right of way and the John P.
Saylor Trail.
ATV’s, motor bikes/cycles, snowmobiles and other forms of motor-
powered vehicles are prohibited on Blueberry Meadows and Clear Shade
Wild Area properties.
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