STANDING STONE TRAIL

A Pennsylvania Footpath
Part of America's Great Eastern Trail

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!	A Wild Hiking Trail Seventy Miles through Pennsylvania's Tiltrock Country Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Fulton Counties Part of a Hiking Network from Alabama to New York

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Letter from President Mel Cooper, Winter 2011
Welcome to the virtual presence for Standing Stone Trail Club.
We are dedicated to the preservation, maintenance, and enjoyment of Pennsylvania's Standing Stone Trail, a 70+ mile long footpath: part of Great Eastern Trail.
Until January 12, 2007, we were known as Link Trail.

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Standing Stone Trail follows scenic ridgelines in Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Fulton counties: the south middle region of Pennsylvania's Tiltrock Country.

Location of STANDING STONE TRAIL in Pennsylvania
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Formerly known as "Link Trail" named for connecting Mid State Trail with Tuscarora Trail, Standing Stone Trail is a destination in its own right, offering Pennsylvania hikers and backpackers a link to dramatic scenery, wild plant and animal life, and compelling history.

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Standing Stone Trail links Greenwood Furnace State Park to Cowans Gap State Park through Rothrock State Forest, Rocky Ridge Natural Area, State Game Lands No. 112, No. 71, No. 99, and No. 81, and Buchanan State Forest.

We also cherish our partnerships with numerous private landowners who generously allow hikers passage along the SST's orange blazed route.

The Standing Stone Trail guide was updated in 2006. It is called "Hiking Guide to the Link Trail" because that was the name we were known by from the 1970's through 2006. Click here to order it. Maps are not included in the guide but they are currently available on this site!

Download SST maps online. HIKER ALERT! (Mapleton to Rt 22)

Trail Building Opportunity

Trail builders are needed to construct relocations and enhancements along the Standing Stone Trail. SSTC members Carl Lorence and Tom Scully have spearheaded a 5+-year effort to greatly enhance the hiking experience of the trail route. Carl has been project manager, orchestrating many meetings and coordination; he is the former Standing Stone Trail Club President. Tom has been busy scouting and flagging the landscape for possible routes, and preparing master plan documents for State agencies. This trail is also part of the new Great Eastern Trail (GET), which will generally parallel the Appalachian Trail from Alabama to New York. Consequently, our work will be part of a long distance backpacking route, and usage of the trail is expected to increase. Typical work would involve clearing; blazing; fire raking off the organic top layer; sidehill digging; rock work; and post installation.

Work trips would be call-up via e-mail a few days before a trip, which are dependent on leader availability and the weather forecast. Participants would be notified via e-mail; if you can make it, then just e-mail or call. No experience is necessary; tools and instruction will be provided. Walk-in distance to the work area will vary depending on the site; some work sites are close to parking.

Work will likely continue for several years, as there is an abundance of work in multiple locations.

If you are interested in being on the call-up list for this project, please contact Mel Cooper, President, see below.

2-23-2011

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Standing Stone Trail Membership and Order Form Membership year is 4/1 thru 3/31.

Great Eastern Trail Hike from the SST to New York and/or Alabama

Keystone Trails Association Preserving Pennsylvania's Footpaths

American Hiking Society The only national organization dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s hiking trails, the natural areas that surround them, and the hiking experience itself. Membership includes BACKPACKER magazine (which alone costs more than the membership!)

Mid State Trail Our GET connection to the north

Tuscarora Trail Our neighboring footpath to the south

The Alleghenies For those who love the outdoors, there's a place just waiting to be explored.

Climbing Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Proving that rocks are not just for stumbling over.

Standing Stone Trail Club, Inc. c/o Frank Donlevy, Treasurer 1203 Musket Lane Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 PRESIDENT: Melvin Cooper 8833 Riverview Heights Huntingdon, PA 16652-8071 814-643-2641 E-mail: President • Webmaster

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