Appalachian Trail Hiking Guide Pennsylvania ** ONLY $9.99 Hiking guide with descriptions and maps for the Appalachian Trail as it travels in Pennsylvania. The guide is broken down by 14 sections of the AT. The book comes to you delivered as a pdf file via email. Use the buy now button and we will send you the file via email usually within 24 hours of receiving payment.

Appalachian Trail Pennsylvania

Appalachian Trail GPS TracksGet the complete GPS Tracks for the AT in Pennsylvania for ONLY $3.97! This .gpx file includes waypoints for all trail shelters along the 230 miles of trail in Pennsylvania and many of the official AT parking areas. Use the BUY NOW button below and we'll send you the file via e-mail! Happy Hiking!

The Appalachian Trail travels nearly 230 miles in Pennsylvania from Pen Mar, a small town that straddles the state border with Maryland in the south, to the Delaware Water Gap and New Jersey in the north.  After some surprisingly easy hiking as the trail crosses the Great Valley of the Appalachians and the Susquehanna River, the trail follows the ridgeline of mountains in a long stretch of trail notorious for its foot bruising, boot destroying rocks.  You will find out first hand how this state got its AT nickname of Rocksylvania.

The mid point of the entire Appalachian Trail is located in Pine Grove Furnace State Forest.  The Pine Grove General Store is the location of the traditional 'half-gallon club', where you eat a half gallon of ice cream to mark your halfway point.  Thru hikers will enjoy the ease of re-supply in the state as the trail passes directly through a number of towns and passes nearby to other towns.  The trail also travels through Caledonia State Park and Michaux State Forest in the southern part of the trail in the state.

Enjoying the view from Nelson's Vista along the Appalachian Trail

Hiking during the summer months can be oppressive at times and water can be scarce.  There are numerous shelters located along the trail and there are many memorable views to be had, but many thru hikers will remember the state because of the rocks.  At times you will wonder how did so many jagged, rugged, sharp rocks get here?

Some of the most memorable places along the AT in Pennsylvania include Chimney Rocks, Pole Steeple, Center Point Knob, Scott Farm Trail Work Center, Hawk Rock, Clarks Ferry Bridge, Table Rock, Shikellimy Overlook, Stony Mountain, Yellow Springs Ghost Town, Round Head, Shower Steps, Windsor Furnace, Pulpit Rock, The Pinnacle, Dans Pulpit, The Cliffs, Knife Edge, Bear Rocks, Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh Gap, Hahns Lookout, Wolf Rocks, Nelson Vista, Lunch Rocks, Mount Minsi, Lookout Rocks and Council Rock.

We recommend taking the trip from Central New York to do some hiking along the AT in Pennsylvania.  It will be memorable experience.  For more information use the links above to see different sections of the trail (links under construction). Look below for a detailed description of key points along the AT in Pennsylvania.

 

Appalachian Trail GPS Tracks in Pennsylvania Get the complete GPS Tracks for the AT in Pennsylvania for ONLY $3.97!  This .gpx file includes waypoints for all trail shelters along the 230 miles of trail in Pennsylvania and many of the official AT parking areas.  Use the BUY NOW button below and we'll send you the file via e-mail!  Happy Hiking!

Miles from Springer Mtn	Elevation	Key points along the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
1059.9	1250 feet	Mason-Dixon Line, Maryland-Pennsylvania State Line
1060.0	1240 feet	Pen Mar Road
1061.0	1290 feet	Buena Vista Road
1062.2	1350 feet	Old PA 16
1062.5	1200 feet	PA 16 (Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214) (Waynesboro, PA 17268)
1062.7	1250 feet	Mackie Run, Mentzer Gap Road
1063.3	1300 feet	Bailey Spring
1064.6	1420 feet	Deer Lick Shelter
1067.0	890 feet	Old Forge Park, Antietam Shelter
1067.4	900 feet	Rattlesnake Run Road
1068.0	1000 feet	Old Forge Road
1068.2	1120 feet	Tumbling Run Shelters
1069.5	1900 feet	Chimney Rocks
1072.8	1560 feet	Swamp Road
1073.1	1600 feet	PA 233 (South Mountain, PA 17261)
1074.8	1520 feet	Rocky Mountain Shelters
1077.8	960 feet	US 30, Caledonia State Park (Fayetteville, PA 17222)
1079.7	1250 feet	Quarry Gap Road
1080.4	1455 feet	Quarry Gap Shelters
1081.9	1980 feet	Sandy Sod Junction
1084.5	2050 feet	Middle Ridge Road
1085.0	1800 feet	Ridge Road, Means Hollow Road
1085.4	1600 feet	Milesburn Road
1087.8	1795 feet	Birch Run Shelter
1089.1	2040 feet	Shippensburg Road, Big Flat Fire Tower
1092.9	1850 feet	Woodrow Road
1094.0	1300 feet	Tom Run Shelters
1094.5	1250 feet	Mid Point Marker
1095.8	1100 feet	Halfway Spring
1097.4	900 feet	PA 233
1097.7	850 feet	Pine Grove Furnace State Park, AT Museum
1100.2	1300 feet	Pole Steeple side trail
1103.7	1050 feet	Trail to Mountain Creek Campground
1104.5	750 feet	Spring
1104.9	805 feet	James Fry Shelter aka Tagg Run Shelter
1105.4	750 feet	Pine Grove Road
1106.3	670 feet	PA 34, Hunters Run Road
1108.1	880 feet	PA 94 (Mount Holly Springs, PA 17065)
1110.9	830 feet	Whiskey Spring, Whiskey Spring Road
1113.0	850 feet	Alec Kennedy Shelter
1113.9	1060 feet	Center Point Knob
1116.4	500 feet	Backpackers Campsite
1116.6	500 feet	Yellow Breeches Creek
1116.9	500 feet	PA 174, ATC Mid-Atlantic Office (Boiling Springs, PA 17007)
1118.9	580 feet	PA 74
1121.0	540 feet	PA 641, Trindle Road
1123.7	495 feet	I-76
1124.9	490 feet	US 11 footbridge
1125.8	485 feet	I-81 overpass
1127.2	480 feet	Conodoguinet Creek Bridge, ATC Scott Farm Trail Work Center
1129.2	480 feet	PA 944
1130.2	650 feet	Spring
1131.1	1390 feet	Tuscarora Trail (northern terminus), Darlington Trail
1131.2	1170 feet	Darlington Shelter
1133.5	650 feet	PA 850
1138.5	1120 feet	Cove Mountain Shelter
1140.4	1140 feet	Hawk Rock
1142.1	385 feet	US 11 & US 15, PA 274
1142.6	385 feet	Market Street (Duncannon, PA 17020)
1143.6	380 feet	PA 849, Juniata River
1143.8	380 feet	Clarks Ferry Bridge, Susquehanna River
1144.4	400 feet	US 22 & US 322
1146.9	1000 feet	Campsite
1147.1	1180 feet	Clarks Ferry Shelter
1151.0	1250 feet	PA 225 footbridge
1153.0	1200 feet	Table Rock
1153.8	970 feet	Peters Mountain Shelter
1156.5	1320 feet	Kinter View
1160.2	700 feet	Spring
1160.5	550 feet	PA 325, Clark's Valley
1163.8	1650 feet	Stony Mountain, Horse-Shoe Trail
1167.2	1450 feet	Yellow Springs Village site
1169.5	1400 feet	Cold Spring Trail
1171.8	970 feet	Rausch Gap Shelter
1176.5	550 feet	PA 443
1177.9	480 feet	PA 72, Swatara Gap
1178.3	450 feet	I-81 underpass
1185.2	1300 feet	William Penn Shelter
1187.4	1250 feet	PA 645
1189.3	1460 feet	PA 501, 501 Shelter (Pine Grove, PA 17963)
1189.8	1450 feet	Pilger Ruh Spring Trail, Applebee Campsite
1192.4	1500 feet	Round Head, Shower Steps
1194.9	1200 feet	Hertlein Campsite
1195.0	1200 feet	Shuberts Gap
1198.3	1440 feet	Fort Dietrich Snyder marker
1198.6	1450 feet	PA 183, Rentschler Marker
1199.9	1510 feet	Black Swatara Spring
1203.7	1510 feet	Sand Spring Trail
1204.4	1510 feet	Eagle's Nest Shelter
1206.3	1450 feet	Shartlesville Cross-Mountain Road
1209.0	1500 feet	Phillips Canyon Spring
1213.3	400 feet	Port Clinton, PA 19549
1213.7	490 feet	PA 61 (Hamburg, PA 19526)
1216.3	1200 feet	Spring
1218.9	900 feet	Windsor Furnace
1219.1	880 feet	Windsor Furnace Shelter
1220.7	1582 feet	Pulpit Rock
1222.5	1150 feet	Trail to Blue Rocks Campground
1222.9	1615 feet	The Pinnacle
1228.2	535 feet	Hawk Mountain Road, Eckville Shelter
1234.3	1560 feet	Tri-County Corner
1235.6	1350 feet	Allentown Hiking Club Shelter
1237.5	1350 feet	Fort Franklin Road
1239.7	1360 feet	PA 309, Blue Mountain Summit
1241.5	1400 feet	New Tripoli Campsite
1242.5	1525 feet	Knife Edge
1243.2	1604 feet	Bear Rocks
1244.6	1450 feet	Bake Oven Knob Road
1245.0	1560 feet	Bake Oven Knob
1245.6	1380 feet	Bake Oven Knob Shelter
1248.0	1320 feet	Ashfield Road, Lehigh Furnace Gap
1252.4	1000 feet	George W Outerbridge Shelter
1253.0	380 feet	PA 873, Lehigh Gap (Slatington, PA 18080)
1253.1	380 feet	PA 873, Lehigh River Bridge
1253.3	380 feet	PA 145, PA 248 (Palmerton, PA 18071) (Walnutport, PA 18088)
1258.3	1100 feet	Little Gap, Blue Mountain Road
1263.1	1580 feet	Delps Trail
1264.9	1510 feet	Stempa Spring
1265.6	1540 feet	Smith Gap Road
1269.1	1410 feet	Leroy A Smith Shelter
1272.7	1450 feet	Hahns Lookout
1273.7	980 feet	PA 33 (Wind Gap, PA 18091)
1280.7	1550 feet	Wolf Rocks
1282.3	1400 feet	PA 191, Fox Gap
1282.9	1480 feet	Kirkridge Shelter
1283.1	1450 feet	Nelson Vista
1283.7	1475 feet	Lunch Rocks
1284.8	1300 feet	Totts Gap
1286.8	1461 feet	Mount Minsi
1287.8	800 feet	Lookout Rock
1288.6	600 feet	Council Rock
1289.3	400 feet	PA 611 (Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327)
1289.5	350 feet	Delaware River Bridge, Pennsylvania/New Jersey State Line

We recommend purchasing any of the following books for those looking for more information on hiking the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania:

Appalachian Trail Guide to Pennsylvania

Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Mid-Atlantic States - MD PA NJ NY

Pennsylvania Hiking Trails: Keystone Trails Association

AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Philadelphia

50 Hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania: From the Mason-Dixon Line to the Poconos and North Mountain

Backpacking Pennsylvania: 37 Great Hikes

50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania

Hiking the Poconos: A Guide to the Area's Best Hiking Adventures

Hiking Pennsylvania