Susquehannock Trail System 85 Mile Thru-Hike: Day 1
On this hike, I team up with Dan from @backpackingadventures4813 to tackle the Susquehannock Trail System which is an 85 mile loop located in north-central Pennsylvania. This trail has been on my radar for years and I was glad to finally get this hike completed. The northern gateway is located just off of Route 6 seven miles east of Coudersport where you can register your vehicle with the forestry office. Dan and I hiked this trail going clockwise starting from the forestry office. Most of the trail follows old logging roads, railroad grades, and Civilian Conservation Corps fire trails. There are multiple connector trails as well allowing hikers to make smaller loops. The trail does feature multiple shelters which are first-come-first-serve and passes through or near six state parks. We completed this hike in June and water sources were plentiful. I highly recommend picking up a map at the forestry office as it is very well done and exclusively what I used for navigation on this hike. Dan used the FarOut app which was also very helpful-especially to know exact mileage to the next water source or campsite. The STS is a very remote trail which is difficult to maintain so be sure to account for this if planning a summer hike as overgrowth can be a real problem. The STS doesn’t offer many vistas but does provide a hiker with some of the most remote hiking in all of Pennsylvania.
Maps:
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Northern Gateway Trailhead:
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Really good video! It was a fun day but hot and buggy. I’m just glad the site turned out to be a good one.
@vistaventures1343
2 ай бұрын
Yeah me too. That was a great spot. Much better than we had on night two haha.
Great to see you hammerin’ down the trail again, Caleb!
@vistaventures1343
2 ай бұрын
It was great to be out again!
Just finished watching Dan's videos for this trip and now I'm enjoying your perspective! You guys make a great team for a long trip like this.
@vistaventures1343
Ай бұрын
@darcyshikingdiaries thanks! Yeah longer hikes like this are definitely better with company. Dan is a good time on trail. Happy hiking!
Glad to see you are still hitting the trails. If you ever decide to hit up trails in Allegheny national forest LMK its not to far from me and I know lots of good places to backpack
Good to see you back on the trails! I'd love to hike that part of Pa at some point; I tend to stick to my home-base in SE Pa but have been venturing further afield the last couple of years....Michaux State Forest and the Stony Valley. That cookie looked amazing!
@vistaventures1343
2 ай бұрын
Yeah the protein cookie with peanut butter was a clutch dessert for sure. I highly recommend you make it up to the endless mountains! Lots of beautiful country up there.