Trail Alerts and Latest Conditions
Trail Alerts
- Appalachian
Trail
Conservancy
updates
- Keystone Trail Association posted trail alerts
- If you know a condition that should be listed here, contact SATC and provide as much information as possible. Incident reports can also be submitted to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy at this link. Thanks!
- Living with Black Bears in PA
- Avoiding Bear conflicts
- How to hang a Bear Bag
- How NOT to hang a Bear Bag
Ticks, which carry
Lyme
disease and other serious illnesses, are a risk
on any hike. The northeastern United States—from
Massachusetts to
Maryland—has the highest concentration of reported cases
of Lyme
disease. For more information, read this factsheet.
Poison Ivy
Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are plants that can cause a skin rash called allergic contact dermatitis when they touch your skin. Learn more about recognizing, avoiding and treating infections caused by this plants commonly found along Trails in this informative article from Backpacker Magazine.
HuntingIt is THE LAW for all persons (INCLUDING HIKERS) on State Game Lands (MANY footpaths, including parts of the Appalachian Trail, use Game Lands) to wear a BLAZE ORANGE cap or vest, from November 15 through December 15: 250 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange-colored material on the head, chest and back combined so that it is visible in a 360 degree arc.