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

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

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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.
Contact Us if you have an issue or question about trail protection.

Trail Care

Each year we organize a minimum of nine trail care weekends, four week-long trail crews and two Code Orange one-day events 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.
In 2017, KTA is offering a new introduction to Trail Care program called Trail Care 101.

Local Trail Club Support

Our member clubs contribute another 20,000 - 30,000 hours of volunteer labor building and maintaining trails.
KTA provides grants to local clubs to fund the purchase of tools, equipment and materials.
KTA currently consists of 41 member clubs and partners. Use our zip code search to find one near you!

Promotion of Hiking Trails and Hiking Opportunities

With DCNR, we co-sponsor Pennsylvania Hiking Week.
We organize the Prowl the Sproul hiking weekend and full hiking programs at our spring and fall meetings.
We publish Pennsylvania Hiking Trails, the PA Appalachian Trail Guide, and other maps and guides.

DID YOU KNOW?

You can get an award just for hiking. The Keystone Trails Associations offers seven different awards for hiking the trails of Pennsylvania, including an award for kids under the age of 13! Award recipients are recognized at the annual KTA fall meeting. Interested? Click here to learn more.

Keystone Trails Association

Preserving Pennsylvania's Footpaths since 1956