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.
Our programs:
Photo by Curt Weinhold
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.
Local Appalachian Trail Hiker Earns AwardRick Martin hiked the entire portion of the Appalachian Trail that winds through Pennsylvania, which earned him the Keystone Trails Association's Appalachian Trail Award. Read more...
Inaugural Hike on New Improved Mid State TrailAn inaugural hike on the new improved Mid State Trail is scheduled for April 19, 2009 in southern Bedford County. The hike is scheduled on Sunday to avoid hunters.
All fit hikers are welcome to... Read more...
Membership Renewals are Due!Have you renewed your KTA membership? If not, now is the time to write that check. The KTA membership year runs from October to September. Click here to renew online with your credit card. Or... Read more...
Endangered Hiking Trails Program IIAs a follow-up to the first Endangered Hiking Trails Workshop, a second meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2009 at the Harrisburg office to implement the Committee's recommendations to... Read more...
Just off the Press: Pennsylvania Hiking TrailsPennsylvania Hiking Trails is a terrific guidebook that features the best trails by region from experienced hikers with local knowledge. Directions, trailhead locations, hiking times,... Read more...
Raccoon Creek State ParkRaccoon Creek State Park:
The 7,572-acre Raccoon Creek State Park is in Beaver County, about 3 miles west of Pittsburgh International Airport. It originated as a mini national park set up... Read more...
KTA Action Alerts
Keystone Trails Association
101 N. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 238-7017
