Agencies

Pennsylvania State Parks is located at: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/

National Park Service units in Pennsylvania: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=pa

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Pennsylvania mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Pennsylvania

Bike rides on Pennsylvania roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Pennsylvania

The Delaware Valley Mountain Bike Patrol covers the Wissahickon Valley section of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park: www.dvmbp.org/

Keystone Biking is the "mountain bike/cycling web site for central Pennsylvania": http://members.aol.com/kystnbkng/index.html

Mountain Bike Pennsylvania has a trail guide, photos, and events: www.mountainbikepa.com/

Mountain Biking in Eastern Pennsylvania has a Trail Guide feature with trail descriptions and links: http://members.tripod.com/~gnebs1/index.html

Mountain Biking in York PA has trail maps and descriptions: www.epgsoft.com/MBYork/

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Bicycle Trail runs on a stretch of former road including tunnels; see Pike 2 Bike and PA Turnpike Bicycle Trail

FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania presents sections of a guidebook to easy traffic-free bicycling and walking trails in Pennsylvania west of US219: www.cs.cmu.edu/~shaw/FWE.html

Valley Mountain Bikers in the Lehigh Valley area: http://bikevmb.com

Find Pittsburgh Area Bicycling information on the Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen site: http://trfn.clpgh.org/wpw/

The Centre Region Bike Coalition, based in State College, Pennsylvania, promotes bicyling as recreation and transportation in the Centre County region: http://centrebike.org/index.html

Equestrian Trails

A portion of the Great Allegheny Passage, (about 8 miles) from Rockwood to Garrett has been opened for horse traffic. Much of that portion of the trail has an added path for the horses

Pennsylvania Equine Council supports horse issues and trail stewardship: www.pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.com/

Greenways and Community Trails

Abington Trails Project is working toward a system of trails in Abington to provide a safe place, close to home, for a variety of trail activities: www.abingtontrails.org/

Friends of the Carantouan Greenway work in the Penn-York Valley: http://home.cqservices.com/greenway/

The Delaware River Greenway Partnership works to promote and protect a continuous corridor of natural and cultural resources along the Delaware: www.drgp.org/

Lancaster County Parks Department offers information on hiking, biking, and horseback riding in the area: www.LancasterOutdoors.com/

Friends of the Wissahickon help preserve and protect Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, including 50 miles of National Recreation Trails: www.fow.org

The North Delaware Riverfront is creating new recreation, riverfront neighborhoods, and a public greenway along the river's edge: www.northdelariverfront.org/

Pittsburgh Trail is a circular 50 mile itinerary within the city exploring its rich natural geography, urban setting, and architectural features: www.geocities.com/pittsburghtrail/

Greenways in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: http://slaggarden.cfa.cmu.edu/dialogues/pittgreen.html

The Swatara Greenway is a planned corridor of protected land along the Swatara Creek which runs 71 miles from Schuylkill Co. to Middletown: www.manada.org/swatara/swgreen.htm

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is a major greenway project in Pittsburgh: http://trfn.clpgh.org/fotr/

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Pennsylvania topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Pennsylvania

Keystone Trails Association promotes hiking opportunities in Pennsylvania and neighboring states: www.kta-hike.org/

Appalachian Mountain Club, Delaware Valley Chapter, has a variety of News & Activities for Pennsylvania, Middle & Southern NJ, and Northern Delaware: www.amcdv.org/

The Great Eastern Trail plans to link existing trails alongthe Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to the Finger Lakes Trail in New York: www.greateasterntrail.org/

The Alpine Club of Williamsport maintains the Loyalsock Trail which runs 60 miles thru the Tiadaghton and Wyoming State Forests: www.lycoming.org/alpine/

MidAtlanticHikes.com has maps and trail descriptions for hikes in MD, PA, VA and WV

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Keystone State Volkssport Association provides contacts for many local clubs: www.ava.org/clubs/ksva/PAclubs.htm

Long-Distance Trails

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Pennsylvania at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in Pennsylvania

The Appalachian Trail in PA runs 229 miles from ridges of mountains east of the Alleghenies to the Susquehanna River, and crosses the Great Valley of the Appalachians to the Blue Ridge

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, Massachusetts, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, Washington DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/

The Great Allegheny Passage is the main line of a trail system running from the C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, to the Forks of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh on a near-level rail-trail through the Allegheny Mountains: www.atatrail.org

The North Country Trail is being developed with a goal of 4,400 miles from New York to North Dakota; for information on the trail in Pennsylvania: http://northcountrytrail.org/explore/ex_pa/pa.htm

Another site is the North Country Trail in Pennsylvania: http://northcountrytrail.org/pa/

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

The Pennsylvania Off Highway Vehicle Association: www.PAOHV.org

PaAtving.com covers All-Terrain Vehicles for Pennsylvania: www.paatving.com/default.asp

Blue Mountain Jeep Alliance, based in south-eastern Pennsylvania, is for trail riding Jeep enthusiasts: www.bmja.org/

Keystone Off Road Riders: www.korr.org/home.html

The Lehigh Valley ATV Association has events, photos, and contacts: www.lvatv.org/

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

Pennsylvania rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Online Rails-to-Trails Guide from the PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/railtrails/default.aspx

The Allegheny Trail Alliance is working to link up a multi-purpose trail from Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD, where the trail will join the C&O Canal Towpath Trail to Washington, DC: www.atatrail.org/ata-info/aboutata.htm

Allegheny Valley Trails Association has title to 55 miles of abandoned railway and constructed the Allegheny River Trail and Sandy Creek Trail: www.avta-trails.org/

Penn State is leading a community partnership to develop a 1.3 mile section of the former Bellefonte Central railroad right-of-way into a multi-use recreational trail: www.arboretum.psu.edu/planning/rail.html

The Butler-Freeport Community Trail is a 20-mile abandoned railroad corridor owned by Buffalo, Winfield, and Jefferson Townships north of Pittsburgh, in Butler County: www.butlerfreeporttrail.org/

The Friends of Chester Creek are building a Hiking. Walking, Riding, Rail Trail in Delaware County, PA: http://members.tripod.com/~ctrail/index.htm

The Five Star Trail will traverse Westmoreland County

The Ghost Town National Recreation Trail is a 27-mile rail trail in the Blacklick Creek Valley of Pennsylvania from Ebensburg in Cambria County to Dilltown in Indiana County: http://mysite.verizon.net/warholic/trail.html

Allegheny Trail Alliance is building the Great Allegheny Passage, a 152 mile bicycle and walking trail from Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA: www.atatrail.org/ata-home.htm

Rail Trails in Lancaster County with maps, mileages, and photos: www.LancasterOutdoors.com/railtrail/main.htm

The Lebanon Valley Rail Trail will run 15 miles from the Lancaster/Lebanon County line to the City of Lebanon: www.lvrailtrail.com/index.asp

The Montour Trail Council works to convert the abandoned Montour Railroad in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, into a 54-mile trail: www.montourtrail.org/

The Steel Heritage Trail is a rail trail project that will run along the Monongahela River through Pittsburgh and south through Glassport to Clairton: www.steelvalleytrail.org/

Treasures Along the Trail is dedicated to the use, development and support of hike-n-bike trails across the Eastern USA. Emphasis on rail trails and Pennsylvania. www.westol.com:80/tat/

The Youghiogheny River Trail runs 43-miles between McKeesport and Connellsville: www.YoughRiverTrail.com/

York County Heritage Rail Trail map, mileage, and trail access points: www.yorkcountytrails.org

For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in Pennsylvania, VIrginia, Maryland, and West Virginia: http://bikewashington.org/trails/

Snow Trails

Snowmobile Trails by County from PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources

Northeast Pennsylvania's Sno Trail Association: www.nepsnotrails.org/

Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Association: www.pasnow.org/

Pennsylvania Snowseekers Snowmobile Club rides in the the Allegheny National Forest: www.pasnowseekers.com/

Waterway and Boating Trails

Pennsylvania whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in Pennsylvania

The PA Fish & Boat Commission registry of water trails statewide has maps and trail guides: http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/watertrails/trailindex.htm

Water trails in the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network offer a wide variety of paddling opportunities: www.baygateways.net/paddling.cfm

The Delaware River Greenway Partnership is working on the Delaware River Water Trail: www.drgp.org/drwt.html

Schuylkill River Water Trail is a National Recreation Trail: www.schuylkillriver.org/maps/water_trails.asp

The Upper Mon Water Trail is a 65-mile section of the Monongahela River from Fairmont, WV north to Rice's Landing, PA: www.uppermon.org/

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Pennsylvania Greenways Program: Promoting a network of greenways throughout the Commonwealth