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KTA has an Endangered Hiking Trail committee that is interested in helping to preserve trails, develop new trails and nurture connections with existing trails? If you encounter any trail problems, please report them to KTA here

 

Welcome to Keystone Trails Association, the statewide voice of Pennsylvania’s hikers!

OUR MISSION: To provide, preserve, protect and promote recreational hiking trails and hiking opportunities in Pennsylvania.

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Morning mist at Pine Creek Gorge
Photo by Curt Weinhold
Our programs:

Trail Advocacy

  • We support measures that protect our hiking trails.
  • We oppose illegal ATV encroachment on public lands.
  • We oppose Sunday hunting.

Trail Protection

  • We train and support volunteers to work with land owners and land managers to secure more permanent access to hiking trails.

Trail Care

  • Each year we organize eight trail care weekends and three week-long trail crews to build and maintain hiking trails in Pennsylvania.
  • Our Trail Care and Trail Crew volunteers contribute 3000 – 4000 hours of trail labor annually.
  • We provide training workshops on chainsaw safety, trail erosion control, rock work and wilderness first aid.

Local Club Trail Support

  • Our member clubs contribute another 20,000 - 30,000 hours of volunteer labor building and maintaining trails.
  • KTA is providing $61,000 in grants to local clubs to fund the purchase of tools, equipment and materials.

Promotion of Hiking Trails and Hiking Opportunities

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Trail News

Conestoga Greenway Trail

A new 1.3-mile urban greenway along the Conestoga River in Lancaster city is open for business.
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CODE ORANGE - One-Day Trail Care on the Tsquared Trail

A "Code Orange" one-day trail care has been scheduled for Sunday, September 19 on the Tsquared Trail in the Tiadaghton State Forest.
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KTA Trail Crew Tackles Chuck Keiper and Donut Hole Trails

From June 15 to June 20, the KTA Summer Trail Crew tackled two of Pennsylvania’s most remote hiking trails, the Chuck Keiper Trail and the Donut Hole Trail.
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CPC, SATC Host 24-Mile Ironmaster's Challenge

On Saturday, September 18, 2010, the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy (CPC) and Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club (SATC) will host the Ironmaster’s Challenge, a testing 24-mile hike and trail...
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KTA Trail Crew on the North Country National Scenic Trail

Trail crew report from Paul Henry, Trail Crew Leader, June 8-13, 2010
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Standing Stone Trail Sees Improvement During KTA Trail Crew Week

Trail crew report from Mel Cooper, Trail Crew Leader, June 1-6, 2010
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Mason-Dixon Trail Designated a National Recreation Trail

The Mason-Dixon Trail from Wrightsville to the Norman Wood Bridge was designated a National Recreational Trail by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park Now Forming

 Is Pine Grove Furnace State Park important to you? A Friends Group is now forming to aid and support the Park, and they are looking for people interested in helping!
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Appalachian Trail Museum opens in Pine Grove Furnace State Park

On June 5, the Appalachian Trail Museum held its grand opening ceremony at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, near the halfway point of the Appalachian Trail.
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Hi-Tec Sports donates boots to KTA volunteers

Hi-Tec Sports has generously donated new hiking boots to volunteers who participated in the 2009 KTA Trail Care and Trail Crew season. Eighty-eight KTA volunteers signed up to participate in the boot...
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