Appalachian Trail - Pennsylvania
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Start of Pennsylvania
Start of Pennsylvania
Mountain View
Mountain View
In southern Pennsylvania is the physical halfway point of the trail
Pine Grove Furnance with Thru Hikers
Pine Grove Furnance with Thru Hikers
Halfway Point
Halfway Point
The halfway point is located in Pine Grove Furnace. The actual halfway point moves each year due to trail relocations.
Sign on Rock
Sign on Rock
AT Sign
AT Sign
Valley South of Boiling Springs
Valley South of Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs
The trail is not all hills. A twenty-six mile hike traverses across fields in the Cumberland Valley. Boiling Springs has an ATC office
Barn North of Boiling Springs
Barn North of Boiling Springs
Highway
Highway
Before climbing again, you pass through more fields around Darlington.
Highway Overpass
Highway Overpass
Wildlife
Wildlife
Blossom
Blossom
Valley South of Darlington
Valley South of Darlington
Before climbing again, you pass through more fields. before climbing to Darlington Shelter
Valley South of Darlington
Valley South of Darlington
North of Darlington
North of Darlington
Woodspirit Sign
Woodspirit Sign
Hawk Rock
Hawk Rock
Hawk Rock overlooks Duncannon
Duncannon
Duncannon
Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Doyle Hotel, Duncannon
The Doyle Hotel, Duncannon
Room at the Doyle
Room at the Doyle
The Doyle Hotel is a living legend. It features interesting characters and cheap beer. If you didn’t eat your half gallon of ice cream to celebrate the halfway point, you can drink a half gallon of Yingling here.
Susquehanna from Bridge
Susquehanna from Bridge
Duncannon for the North
Duncannon for the North
Pennsylvania Rocks
Pennsylvania Rocks
Pennsylvania Rocks
Pennsylvania Rocks
North of Duncannon you hit the first of the “Pennsylvania Rocks”. The rocks slope at angles. From here on, the hills are flat (10 miles of little elevation change followed by 500 down and 500 up). The lack of climbing and descending may help you focus on the rocks.
Skyline
Skyline
Earl Shaffer Shelter
Earl Shaffer Shelter
Earl Shaffer’s shelter is the original shelter at Peter’s Mountain Shelter.
Yellow Springs Village
Yellow Springs Village
Waterville Iron Bridge
Waterville Iron Bridge
This cast iron Waterville Bridge crossed the Little Pine Creek in 1890. It was moved for the AT to cross Swatara Creek.
Swatara Creek from Waterville Iron Bridge
Swatara Creek from Waterville Iron Bridge
Underneath Waterville Iron Bridge
Underneath Waterville Iron Bridge
AT Signs I-81 Bridge
AT Signs I-81 Bridge
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
Thru Hikers
Thru Hikers
Waiting for Rain 501 Shelters
Waiting for Rain 501 Shelters
You can order pizza at the 501 Shelter.
Valley View
Valley View
Valley View
Valley View
Fort Dietrich Monument
Fort Dietrich Monument
Sleet on Trail
Sleet on Trail
Fort Dietrich was a colonial fort.
Rock and Sign
Rock and Sign
Valley View
Valley View
Thru Hiker
Thru Hiker
Valley View
Valley View
Lehigh Gap
Lehigh Gap
EPA Superfund Site
EPA Superfund Site
Lehigh Gap has a EPA Superfund site. You walk several miles though an area that has been devastated by zinc mining and smelting. Carry a lot of water. You don’t want to drink the ground water here
Thoughts
Thoughts
Hostel Delaware Water Gap
Hostel Delaware Water Gap
The Church of the Mountain Hostel welcomes hikers.

 

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Links

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Waterville Iron Bridge

Fort Dietrich


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