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 TURNS 70!
The Susquehanna Appalachian Trail club got its start from a need to create a local club (Harrisburg area) that could help in a major relocation of the Appalachian Trail. Two men, Earl Shaffer and Ralph Kinter had both expressed an interest in starting this new club and first met on a hike to Hawk Rock, high above Duncannon, on April 4, 1954. It was here overlooking the Susquehanna River, that our club was formed and got its name! You can read a thorough history of the club by going to this page on our web site. Although a lot has changed in 70 years, much has stayed the same.
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. Stay tuned for special 70th Anniversary Events throughout the year! |
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. |
