Appalachian Trail: PA 94 to Bucher Hill Road

Climb. Descend. Repeat. This 8.3-mile leg connects 4 unnamed highpoints along Rocky Ridge. No surprise: Lots of giant rocks on the trail too.

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Shelters: Alec Kennedy Shelter; sleeps 7.

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Trail Facts

  • Distance: 13.3

Waypoints

WPT054

Location: 40.1136322021484, -77.1042175292969

Trail to shelter

WPT008

Location: 40.0982818603516, -77.1284637451172

Whiskey Spring, Whiskey Spring road, blue blaze mason-dixon trail’s west terminus

WPT014

Location: 40.0928344726562, -77.152702331543

Double track

WPT001

Location: 40.093147277832, -77.1645431518555

Old Sheet Iron Rd

WPT052

Location: 40.1233177185059, -77.1042861938476

AT turns W @ jct. with White Rocks Trail

WPT005

Location: 40.0998001098633, -77.1197509765625

blue blaze

WPT004

Location: 40.1045265197754, -77.1126174926758

Pipeline

WPT015

Location: 40.0935821533203, -77.1536636352539

Stream

WPT002

Location: 40.0932006835938, -77.1661682128906

Powerline

WPT003

Location: 40.091926574707, -77.1677703857422

PA 94

WPT049

Location: 40.1255149841309, -77.1071472167969

AT turns W

WPT050

Location: 40.1253318786621, -77.1046524047852

AT turns W

WPT010

Location: 40.0938835144043, -77.1384353637695

AT turns E

WPT055

Location: 40.1117324829102, -77.1040191650391

Alec Kennedy Shelter

WPT053

Location: 40.1175003051758, -77.1031188964844

AT turns E

WPT009

Location: 40.0956344604492, -77.1335525512695

Rocky ridge; bouldering area

WPT013

Location: 40.0918998718262, -77.1478652954102

Old Town Mountain Gravel Road

WPT046

Location: 40.1468505859375, -77.122932434082

AT turns east; railroad

WPT017

Location: 40.0915184020996, -77.1574020385742

Stream

WPT047

Location: 40.1424255371094, -77.1164779663086

AT turns W; powerline

WPT051

Location: 40.1234321594238, -77.1054992675781

Center Point Knob

WPT011

Location: 40.0932350158691, -77.1415634155274

Blue blaze trail W to viewpoint

WPT007

Location: 40.0988655090332, -77.1262817382812

AT turns east, old white blaze

WPT048

Location: 40.1415176391602, -77.1162796020508

AT turns E; Leidigh Drive

WPT044

Location: 40.1478157043457, -77.1235656738281

Turn E across stream, bridge

WPT043

Location: 40.1478309631348, -77.1247940063476

Cross Bucher Hill Road; parking

WPT045

Location: 40.1473846435547, -77.1237335205078

AT turns E on road; bridge

DSCF1328

Location: 40.1118011474609, -77.1041641235352

DSCF1334

Location: 40.0993995666504, -77.1224365234375

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