Welcome ​to the website of the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club.  SATC is one of 30 volunteer clubs that help maintain the world's largest hiking-only path, the Appalachian Trail. We offer about 100 group hikes each year,  mostly in and around Central Pennsylvania - otherwise known to many thru hikers as "Rocksylvania". We support and practice "Leave No Trace" principles and welcome your participation!​
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SATC Hikers Welcome in the New Year!
Join Us On A Hike This Winter!
Check out our hiking schedule under the hiking tab!
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Who Are We and What Do We Do?

SATC is one of 30 volunteer groups that maintain the 2,197.4 miles of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). We offer more than 100 group hikes for people of all skill levels. We also host several fun social activities, including the December Holiday Party, a March Banquet, a Summer Picnic, and a Trail Maintainer picnic. We have a general membership meeting in the fall that provides a guest speaker on topics relevant to club members and our mission.

Our volunteers contribute at least 2,000 hours a year toward the care and preservation of a 20-mile section of the A.T., from PA-225 on Peters Mountain north to Rausch Gap. We are responsible for the day-to-day work of keeping the A.T. open.

Our volunteers also maintain the Peters Mountain shelter, the privy, monitor and protect the Trail corridor, develop management plans for our Trail section, are caretakers for several access parking lots, and maintain the Darlington Trail as well as several side trails to the A.T.

We are affiliated with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and participate in the ATC's Mid-Atlantic Regional Partnership Committee. Our club also has a long-standing affiliation with the Keystone Trails Association.



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Become A Steward of the Appalachian Trail

     Join SATC to hike with us, help with trail maintenance on the Appalachian Trail,  special projects and conservation efforts.   And, you'll add some like-minded friends along the way!
What Our Members Say About SATC!
"SATC hikes are always fun and well organized. I've met many good friends by being a member." Tom N.

​"Thank you so much for organizing the A.T. Hike Across Pennsylvania series. I never would have, or could have, completed the 229 miles on my own." C.W.