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I like to hike distant trails, but the recession is limiting my hiking to:

	Nearby trails in my home county
	Trails within 100 miles of my home
	Trails within Pennsylvania
	Trails within the continental United States
	The recession is not limiting my ability to hike anywhere in the world

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.

►►Register NOW for the 2010 Susquehanna Super Hike & Ultra Trail Run!

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

ANF Hosts Allegheny 100 Challenge

The Allegheny National Forest Chapter of the North Country National Scenic Trail is hosting the Allegheny 100 Challenge on June 18-20, 2010. This is a 100-mile hike across the Allegheny National...
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Allegheny Outdoor Club Vies for Pepsi Refresh Project Grant

Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great ideas through their Pepsi Refresh Project. Voting for the new ideas is now open - including the Allegheny Outdoor Club's bird viewing platform....
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KTA Supports Severance Tax on Gas Drilling

There are many challenges to extracting natural gas safely and not destroying our waters and the scenic value of Pennsylvania’s beautiful hiking trails.
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Contact your state officials about gas drilling in Pennsylvania

Please call, mail or email your state senator, state representative and the governor to express your concern about Governor Rendell's plan to lease more state forest land for gas drilling.
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Widener University Hosts WFA Training

The Widener University Outdoor Adventure Club is hosting a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Training Course at Camp Edge in Alloway, NJ on April 10-11, 2010.
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KTA Hosts Hiking Weekend in Wellsboro

The Keystone Trails Association will host its spring meeting and hiking weekend from Friday, April 23rd to Sunday, April 25th in Wellsboro, Tioga County.
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One-Day Trail Clearing and Spring Fest at Shikellamy State Park Overlook

On March 27, 2010 the Friends of Shikellamy State Park and KTA are joining forces for a trail work day and Spring Fest!
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CVATC Hosts Appalachian Trail Open House

The Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club will host a free Appalachian Trail Open House on Monday, March 29, 7:00 PM at the Camp Hill United Methodist Church.
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Pennsylvania Trail Information Offered on Interactive Web Site

Oct. 15, 2009, Harrisburg – The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has launched a first-of-its-kind Web site to help people search, view, map and share information on the...
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Joe Healey's last work weekend as KTA Trailcrew Leader

Joyce Appel, of the Butler Outdoor Club and the North Country Trail Association, provides details about the last KTA trail care weekend of the season.
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Become a Member

Join KTA today, or renew your membership online!

Featured Trail Map

The Pennsylvania Hiking Map is hot off the press! Learn more here.

Upcoming Events

March 19-21 Trail Care, Mid State Trail, State College Region

March 27 Shikellamy State Park Overlook Trail Clearing & Spring Fest

March 29 Appalachian Trail Open House, Camp Hill

April 16-18 Trail Care, Allegheny Front Trail

April 23-25 Spring Meeting, Wellsboro

May 14-16 Trail Care, Thunder Swamp Trail

May 29-June 6 Pennsylvania Hiking Week

June 1-6 Trail Crew, Standing Stone Trail

June 5 National Trails Day

June 8-13 Trail Crew, North Country Trail

June 15-20 Trail Crew, Chuck Keiper/Donut Hole Trails

June 22-27 Trail Crew, Mid State Trail, Everett Region

July 9-11 Trail Care, Mid State Trail, Tioga Region

July 11 Training Hike, Susquehanna Super Hike

July 16-18 Prowl the Sproul, Hyner

July 17 Prowl the Sproul 10K, Hyner

August 13-15 Trail Care, Mid State Trail, Woolrich Region

August 22 Training Hike, Susquehanna Super Hike

September 11 Susquehanna Super Hike

September 24-26 Trail Care, Loyalsock Trail

October 1-3 Fall Meeting, Centre County

October 15-17 Trail Care, Bear Run Reserve

November 5-7 Trail Care, North Country Trail

Featured Hiking Club

Allentown Hiking Club

The Allentown Hiking Club aspires to escape the crowded city; to walk, hike and climb for enjoyment and exercise with nature loving companions; to maintain its section of the Appalachian Trail; and to stimulate public interests in every phase of nature and the outdoors through programs and lectures.
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KTA Hike of the Month

West Rim Trail

West Rim Trail (30.5 miles): The West Rim Trail (WRT) is a very scenic long-distance trail that mostly follows the western edge of Pine Creek Gorge, from Ansonia to near Blackwell. Parts of the...
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KTA Action Alerts

Keystone Trails Association
101 N. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 238-7017