- Standing Stone Trail
Infobox Hiking trail
Name=Standing Stone Trail
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Length=72 mi
Location=Pennsylvania ,United States
Start/End Points=North:Greenwood Furnace State Park nearMcAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania
South:Tuscarora Trail inBuchanan State Forest
Use=Hiking
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Difficulty=Moderate to Strenuous
Season=Spring to Fall
Sights=pastoral views and cultural remnants
Hazards=Severe WeatherPoison ivy American Black Bear Timber Rattler
The Standing Stone Trail ofPennsylvania (SST) is a 72-mile long maintrail network with side trails located in theRidge-and-valley Appalachians of Central Pennsylvania. The SST was known as the Link Trail, commemorating its connection from the Mid State Trail to theTuscarora Trail , until its name was changed in January 2007. In 2006, the SST (then the Link Trail) was announced as part of theGreat Eastern Trail network of footpaths intended to extend fromAlabama toNew York .The northern terminus of the trail is at
Greenwood Furnace State Park nearMcAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania . The southern end is a junction with Tuscarora Trail inBuchanan State Forest nearCowans Gap State Park . The SST uses both public (state park, state forest, state game land) and private lands.The Standing Stone Trail has many views offered by its placement on narrow ridges, and interesting cultural remnants such as
Thousand Steps nearMount Union, Pennsylvania .Marking
The main trail is marked with rectangular orange blazes. Blue blazes are used to mark other trails. The club marks the trail with single rectangles and two rectangles to denote turns.
Hazards
While black bears,
bobcat s andrattlesnake s can present dangers, it is only if you are foolish or very unlucky. When bears and people cross paths in the wild, usually the bear just wishes to leave the area. Very rarely will a bear act hostile towards people; the American Black Bear article contains good information on how to handle those atypical situations.The common rattlesnake of Pennsylvania, the Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus horridus), has venom of a medium potency that can cause painful injuries but is rarely lethal. Administering proper first aid, keeping calm and quickly receiving medical attention is the best response to a bite.
ee also
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Rothrock State Forest
*Buchanan State Forest
*Pennsylvania State Gamelands
*Great Eastern Trail External links
* [http://www.hike-sst.org Standing Stone Trail Club] - official website
References
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