 |  | In This Issue: - The Allegheny Front Trail and Rock Run Trails
- Bear Meadows Variation Hike
- DCNR Acquires 708-acre-tract for Addition to Delaware State Forest
- Additional State Forest Roads Open for Deer Season
- Hiking on the Web - Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club
- Deal of the Month - Guyot Designs Firefly Water Bottle Lid
|  | The Allegheny Front Trail and Rock Run Trails
Encircling the Black Moshannon State Park is the Allegheny Front Trail, or the AFT as it is commonly called; a relatively new addition to the trails of Pennsylvania. The AFT is 40 miles in length and offers opportunities for overnight backpacking trips as well as day hikes. In the northeast section of the trail, the AFT shares the trail with another group of trails commonly known as the Rock Run Trails. The Rock Run trail system is made up of five shorter trails; the Headwaters Trail, the the Ridge Trail, the Valley Trail, the Woodland Trail, and the Entrance Trail. The AFT merges with the Rock Run trail system following a short section of the Ridge Trail and all of the Headwaters Trail and Entrance Trail.
[LINK TO TRIP REPORT AND PHOTOS] |  | | | Bear Meadows Variation Hike
Bear Meadows was designated a natural area in 1966. Located in Rothrock State Forest, Bear Meadows is one of the largest fresh water bogs in the east. Unlike the bogs of Canada, the bog at Bear Meadows was not touched by the glaciers of the last ice age supporting a variety of plants over the past 10,000 years. Bear Meadows is a great place to explore and the Bear Meadows Trail that loops around the bog is a great place to start. However, this hike was a slight variation of the typical Bear Meadows hike as we explored some of the trails and ridgelines to the northeast of Bear Meadows.
[LINK TO TRIP REPORT AND PHOTOS] |  | | | DCNR Acquires 708-acre-tract for Addition to Delaware State Forest
DCNR Deputy Secretary Cindy Dunn on Monday joined Pike County civic and regional conservation leaders in applauding acquisition of a 708-acre tract that expands the Delaware State Forest to more than 84,000 acres.
“This invaluable addition to the state forest system comes at a time when more and more people in the northeastern section of the state are being drawn to these woodlands by a variety of interests and activities,” Dunn said, speaking at a “Gala on the Green” dedication ceremony hosted by Pike County officials.
Popularly known as the “Polatnick Tract,” the heavily forested acreage in Westfall Township harbors a multitude of game and other wildlife, and had been described as the largest, un-fragmented parcel of private, open land contiguous to the Delaware State Forest.
[LEARN MORE AT THE DCNR WEBSITE] |  | | | Additional State Forest Roads Open for Deer Season
Deer hunters heading into Pennsylvania’s woodlands Saturday, Oct. 3, for the start of archery season across most of the state will find additional roads open in 17 of the 20 state forest districts. A total of 422 miles of newly opened roads will be available to archery hunters in state forestlands. By opening normally locked gates, the Bureau of Forestry hopes to improve accessibility while promoting hunting in often remote areas where hunting pressure is needed to benefit forest regeneration. The opening of these roads also benefits non-hunters as well. Hikers get access to areas that can't typically be day-hiked. If you venture out in the woods in your vehicle, you'll be able to explore areas of the woods that are typically inaccessible. [SEE WHICH ROADS ARE OPEN AT THE DCNR WEBSITE] |  | | | Hiking on the Web - Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club
The Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club is one of the thirty groups that maintain part of the Appalachian Trail, a footpath following the crest of the Appalachian Mountains for 2,175 miles from Maine to Georgia. The SATC volunteers contribute well over a thousand hours each year toward the care and preservation of this and other footpaths in Central Pennsylvania.
SATC offers an extensive schedule of activities. Their hikes and trail care outings are open to everyone, membership is not required. Join the SATC in exploring the local footpaths as well as seeing what they have done, and are doing, to preserve the local landscapes around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
[VISIT THE SUSQUEHANA APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB WEBSITE] |  | | | Deal of the Month - Guyot Designs Firefly Water Bottle Lid
The Firefly by Guyot Designs is a water bottle lid that turns you water bottle into a lantern. The Firefly's unique design allows it to be used right side up or upside down. The Firefly lid contains an integrated LED light which illuminates the entire bottle. It also has a dimmer control to use as lantern or a night-light. Compatible with most standard wide mouth bottles, including Nalgene, GSI, Cyclone, Bison, Stansport, etc.
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