A three day weekend shuttle backpacking trip on the Allegheny Trail in West Virginia. Mike from MidAtlanticHikes.com and others did this hike over the 4th of July weekend. Mike gives a good trip report, as usual, along with maps viewable online and downloadable over at his website.

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M.R. Hyker and his crew of Maryland hikers ventured into the woods of central Pennsylvania to explore Rothrock State Forest. Leading a hike on sections of the Mid State Trail, as well as many other Rothrock trails, Mike put together a nice circuit hike for a weekend of backpacking. A good write up of his trip, along with maps and pictures, can be found at Mike's website.

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A trip report on the Loyalsock Trail has just been posted by Dave at Compass Points. Dave tells us about his adventures around Worlds End State Park as well as hikes on the Loyalsock and Red-X trails. Stop by Dave's website to lean more about this hike.

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The Quehanna Trail is a 74 mile circuit trail in Moshannon and Elk State Forests. The trail is a great destination for backpacking trips, be it a short weekend trip or a week long boot buster. A trip report detailing a weekend backpacking trip on the eastern section of the trail is now posted at PAHikes.com. Details about the hike, along with pictures and maps, can be found over at the PAHikes.com website.

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Just a little south of the Mason-Dixon line, in our neighboring state of Maryland, and just west of route I83, is the Prettyboy Reservoir Park. M.R. Hyker does a short 5 mile out-and-back hike on some newly revived trails in this area. Details on this hike, along with maps and pictures can be found at his website.

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The start of the Ironstone Loop at its intersection with the Mid State Trail is a steep descent down the Tussey Mountain ridge. This section of the trail is called Indian Steps. Scott and Tim climb the steps and hike east on the Mid State Trail to do an after work shuttle hike of a little over three miles. Details about the hike, along with pictures and maps, can be found over at the PAHikes.com website.

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M.R. Hyker, over at MidAtlanticHikes.com, posts his latest hike in Pennsylvania; exploring the Pinchot Trail. M.R. Hyker and his hiking buddy Sparky tackle the entire Pinchot Trail on a three day backpacking excursion through snow and rain. As always M.R. Hyker provides a good description of his hike along with detailed maps and pictures thrown in as well.

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There are a number of mountain biking trails located in Rothrock State Forest. Those located in the Coopers Gap area are used almost exclusively by the mountain biking community. Scott and Dan explore some of these trails, hiking a circuit hike of about 5.5 miles on trails with names such as Beautiful and Shittaka Trail.

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PAHikes.com posts the first hike of 2011, a winter hike in Bear Meadows. Doing the 3.5 mile Bear Meadows Trail circuit hike, Scott, Shari, and Dan experience a winter wonderland in Rothrock State Forest, not to mention observing some ill equipped nature lovers taking on the snow covered roads in little more than front-wheel drive.

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