Took my third annual Appalachian hike/camp-out last weekend (May 20th). There wasn’t much information about the part of the trail we hiked, so here is a picture guide to the ~10 mile section in PA between HWY 645 and 81.
map printed from topozone.com - great place for maps because their topographical maps have the trail labeled on them.
We started at hwy 645 heading west, and the trail began very wide and well maintained.
After a few hills and about 2 1/2 miles later, we reached the William Penn Shelter. The shelter was off the trail about 1/10th of a mile down the side of the mountain. About half-way down there was even an outhouse.
The trail got a little narrower, and rocky as we continued.
A few miles from the Shelter, there was an overlook labeled by an “Abandoned Power Line” sign.
The trail became a little treacherous after this.
Eventually, we were able to hear the traffic on interstate 81, and soon, we were overlooking the Lickdale exit.
After another mile or two winding down the mountain we went under Interstate 81.
After being rained on, we ended the hike there. Our ponchos kept the gear dry, but our feet were wet, and the thought of sleeping “under the stars” while worrying about more rain made us long for our dry beds at home again.
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