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Hiking the Tuscarora Trail

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Trails: 252-mile (110 miles in PA) linear trail runs parallel to the AT through West Virginia, Maryland and south central Pennsylvania. The PA section is maintained by the Northern Chapter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club.
Access fee:
Nearest town: Sylvan, McConnellsburg, Decorum, Doubling Gap, Marysville, PA
Trail map: Guide and map available from the PATC
Web site: Tuscarora Trail
Points of interest:
Other activities:
Lodging:
Camping: Cowans Gap and Colonel Denning state parks have 233 and 50 sites, respectively
Weather forecast: Harrisburg
Tourism info: Gettysburg-Adams County Area Chamber
Getting to the trail: The eastern trailhead is near the northwestern corner of Harrisburg.
Map of local region: Sylvan | Marysville

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Number of ratings: 1
Average rating: 5.00

Trail Name: Tuscarora Trail
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: May, 2001
Trails that I hiked:
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Best time to go: May-June and October
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: If solitude is what you want then this is your trail. More strenous and rocky than the AT that runs parallel to this trail. Ability to complete a 400+ mile loop with the Appalachian trail. Loads of wildlife.
What I disliked: The sections of road hiking and the canal walk in maryland
Comments:
Submitted by: E-Rock
from: Harleysville, PA
Date submitted: May 22, 2003

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