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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.
 

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

  • 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.

 
 

Trail News

MSTA Celebrates 40th Anniversary

The Mid State Trail Association will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a party on July 12th at Elk Creek Cafe in Millheim. The anniversary party will run from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. In honor of the...
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KTA Featured on Pennsylvania Outdoor Life

Joe Healey and the KTA Trail Crew were recently featured on an episode of Pennsylvania Outdoor Life. Watch the clip here.
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KTA Hosts 6th Annual Prowl the Sproul Hiking Weekend

The Keystone Trails Association will host the 6th annual Prowl the Sproul hiking weekend from July 17 to July 19, 2009. The Sproul State Forest contains some of the most rugged and remote...
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L.L.Bean contributes $1,000 to KTA

L.L.Bean has contributed $1,000 to assist the Keystone Trails Association’s Endangered Hiking Trails Program in 2009.
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Plant a tree in Pennsylvania

It's time once again to plant a tree with a click of your mouse! The "Plant a Tree" program is a partnership between Odwalla and Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) to...
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Training Opportunities through NCTA

The North Country Trail Assocation is offering two training courses: Wilderness First Aid and Chainsaw Certification training. Those who complete the Chainsaw Certification course successfully will...
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Trail Crew Volunteers Needed

Trail crew volunteers are needed for trail maintenance on the Mid State Trail (Everett region). The summer trail crew session will run from June 24-28. Volunteers can work for the day, the weekend,...
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Grass Roots Effort to Support 1,000 Acre Purchase Bordering the Appalachian Trail

Conservation groups have been working quietly for the past seven years on an agreement to purchase over 1,000 acres adjoining the Appalachian Trail corridor on South Mountain. Known as the White...
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Healey Receives Keystone Legacy Award

Joe Healey, head of the Keystone Trail Care Crew, was recently awarded the Keystone Legacy Award by the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundations at their annual award banquet on May...
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A.T. Museum Achieves Important Milestone

On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, the A.T. Museum reached an agreement with parks officials in Pennsylvania to lease the Old Mill Building in Pine Grove Furnace State Park as the home of the museum. The...
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