One of the most important and rewarding aspects of involvement with KTA is maintaining Pennsylvania's trails. Each year on nine or ten weekends between March and November, trail care volunteers spend the weekend armed with shovels, paintbrushes and hatchets. Come to camp on Friday evening and stay until Sunday afternoon. Saturday's the day we really get down to business!

A weekend's work not enough? Then a Trail Crew week is for you! On three separate weeks each Summer, the crews tackle the big projects.

Trail care is for all ages and you don't have to be a lumberjack or know how to use chainsaws and pickaxes to participate. If you can handle a pair of garden pruners or loppers, pick up a bag of trash or paint blazes on a tree, you're qualified. And if you can't make it for an entire week or weekend, two or three hours of work is needed and appreciated.

Some trips have cabin facilities available or you can make your own arrangements to stay at a local motel. (Ask the trip leader for information.)

If you are a hiker and want to give back to the trails of Pennsylvania for your hiking enjoyment, there is no better way than by volunteering to work on KTA's Trail Care. No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome.