AT through PA – South to North. Trail segments from “Exploring the Appalachian Trail” by Scherer and Hopey. Please see their book for the explicit directions.
For those walking the PA counties, the list below shows every county along the Scherer & Hopey hike breakdown. This walks the AT through PA south to north.
The hikes start at #4 because the book also includes the AT in Maryland, which is hikes #1-3.
HIKE 4: Pen Mar County Park to Old Forge picnic grounds
miles: 7.4 kilometers: 12.07 difficulty: easy elev gain: 1200 to 1450 to 1000
counties: FRANKLIN
HIKE 5: Old Forge picnic grounds to Caledonia State Park
miles: 10.5 kilometers: 16.9 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 1000 to 1940 to 1175
counties: FRANKLIN
HIKE 6: Caledonia State Park to Big Pine Flat Ridge
miles: 11.2 kilometers: 18 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 900 to 2000 to 1850
counties: FRANKLIN, CUMBERLAND
HIKE 7: Big Pine Flat Ridge to Pine Grove Furnace State Park
miles: 8.4 kilometers: 13.5 difficulty: easy elev gain: 1850 to 900
counties: CUMBERLAND
HIKE 8: Pine Grove Furnace State Park to PA 94 & Sheet Iron Roof Rd
miles: 11 kilometers: 17.7 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 900 to 1450 to 625 to 800
counties: CUMBERLAND
HIKE 9: PA 94 & Sheet Iron Roof Rd to Boiling Springs
miles: 8.3 kilometers: 13.36 difficulty: easy elev gain: 800 to 1150 to 1210 to 450
counties: CUMBERLAND
HIKE 10: Boiling Springs to Scott Farm Trail Work Center
miles: 11.3 kilometers: 18.2 difficulty: easy elev gain: 450 to 460 to 425
counties: CUMBERLAND
EXTRA: Scott Farm Trail Work Center to Cove Mt (not in book)
counties: CUMBERLAND, PERRY
HIKE 11: Cove Mt to Duncannon (Clark’s Ferry Bridge)
miles: 8.7 kilometers: 14 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 650 to 1200 to 300
counties: PERRY
HIKE 12: Duncannon (Clark’s Ferry Bridge) to Peter’s Mt Ridge (PA225N at crest)
miles: 7.3 kilometers: 11.75 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 350 to 1394 to 1200
counties: DAUPHIN (the bridge separates PERRY and DAUPHIN counties)
HIKE 13: Peter’s Mt Ridge (PA225N at crest) to Clark Creek (PA Game Commission lot)
miles: 9.6 kilometers: 15.45 difficulty: easy elev gain: 1200 to 1360 to 575
counties: DAUPHIN
HIKE 14: Clark Creek (PA Game Commission lot) to Swartara Gap (72W & PA 443)
miles: 15.9 kilometers: 25.6 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 575 to 1560 to 450
counties: DAUPHIN, LEBANON
HIKE 15: Swartara Gap (72W & PA 443) to Blue Mt Ridge (PA 645S at AT)
miles: 11.1 kilometers: 17.86 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 450 to 1460 to 1250
counties: LEBANON, SCHUYLKILL, BERKS
HIKE 16: Blue Mt Ridge (PA 645S at AT) to Blue Mt Ridge/PA Game Commission (PA 183N at AT)
miles: 10.4 kilometers: 16.74 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 1250 to 1565 to 1375
counties: SCHUYLKILL, BERKS
HIKE 17: Blue Mt Ridge/PA Game Commission (PA 183N at AT) to Port Clinton (on Penn St near History museum)
miles: 15.3 kilometers: 24.62 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 1375 to 1600 to 400
counties: BERKS
HIKE 18: Port Clinton (on Penn St near History museum) to Pine Swamp Rd at AT (near Eckville)
miles: 15.1 kilometers: 24.3 difficulty: strenuous elev gain: 400 to 1635 to 500
counties: BERKS
HIKE 19: Pine Swamp Rd at AT (near Eckville) to PA 309 at AT (near Synders)
miles: 13.5 kilometers: 21.73 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 500 to 1600 to 1350
counties: SCHUYLKILL, BERKS, LEHIGH
HIKE 20: PA 309 at AT (near Synders) to Bear Rocks (Bake Oven Knob at AT)
miles: 4.9 kilometers: 7.9 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 1350 to 1520 to 1400
counties: SCHUYLKILL, LEHIGH, CARBON
HIKE 21: Bear Rocks (Bake Oven Knob at AT) to Lehigh Gap (PA 873 bridge over Lehigh River)
miles: 9.5 kilometers: 15.3 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 1400 to 1560 to 400
counties: LEHIGH, CARBON
HIKE 22: Lehigh Gap (PA 873 bridge over Lehigh River) to Smith Gap Rd (near Kunkletown)
miles: 12.6 kilometers: 20.28 difficulty: strenuous elev gain: 400 to 1420 to 1580
counties: CARBON, NORTHHAMPTON, MONROE
HIKE 23: Smith Gap Rd (near Kunkletown) to Wind Gap
miles: 8 kilometers: 12.87 difficulty: easy elev gain: 1580 to 1420 to 960
counties: NORTHHAMPTON, MONROE
HIKE 24: Wind Gap to Fox Gap
miles: 8.1 kilometers: 13.04 difficulty: moderate elev gain: 960 to 1575 to 1220
counties: NORTHHAMPTON, MONROE
HIKE 25: Fox Gap to Delaware Water Gap
miles: 7 kilometers: 11.27 difficulty: easy elev gain: 1220 to 1480 to 300
counties: NORTHHAMPTON, MONROE
