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Appalachian Trail: PA 233 to Shippensburg Road
Go for one, two, or three nights on this 15.5-mile leg featuring a trio of shelters and long shady stretches under classic Pennsylvanian woodlands.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Distance: | 15.5 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: |
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Shelters: Rocky Mountain Shelters; sleeps 8. Quarry Gap Shelters; sleeps 8. Birch Run Shelter; sleeps 8.
TO TRAILHEAD: Start: From South Mountain, PA, head northwest on S. Mountain Rd. (toward Loop Rd.). In .2 mile, turn left to stay on S. Mountain Rd. In .7 mile, turn right to stay on S. Mountain Rd. In 100 feet, turn left to stay on S. Mountain Rd. (becomes Snowy Mt. Rd.). In .2 mile, slight left onto Rocky Mountain Rd. Go .2 mile to trail crossing.
End: From Shippensburg, PA, take E. King St. east to Baltimore Rd. Turn right; take Baltimore Rd. (becomes Shippensburg Rd.). Go 7.8 miles to trail crossing.
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Tracks
PA 233 to Shippensburg Road
| Distance: 15.50 mi | Points: 1517 |
PA 233 to Shippensburg Road
Points of Interest
WPT002
Location: 39.928501, -77.483231Gate
WPT003
Location: 39.924385, -77.483032Locust Gap trail
WPT005
Location: 39.922699, -77.484680Off Locust Gap Trail
WPT006
Location: 39.915417, -77.487770Blue blazed Three Valley Trail
WPT007
Location: 39.910301, -77.486748Gravel rd.
WPT008
Location: 39.909401, -77.485466Caladonia Picnic; parking
WPT009
Location: 39.908901, -77.484596AT turns W
WPT010
Location: 39.907917, -77.483620AT turns W @ jct. with Raccoon Run Trail & Yellow Blazed Ramble Trail
WPT011
Location: 39.907341, -77.484055AT turns W; yellow blaze and white blaze on same trail
WPT012
Location: 39.907124, -77.489250AT turns E; footbridge
WPT013
Location: 39.906582, -77.489403Pipeline; telephone line
WPT015
Location: 39.904667, -77.489601Pipeline
WPT017
Location: 39.888115, -77.494217AT turns W; rocky scramble
WPT020
Location: 39.870419, -77.501282AT continues E along ridgeline
WPT021
Location: 39.997616, -77.405418Shippensburg Road; Big Flat; parking
WPT021
Location: 39.869350, -77.501869Trail to Rocky Mountain Shelter; .3 mi.
WPT022
Location: 39.852982, -77.510666Water tanks to E
WPT023
Location: 39.852001, -77.511169Pipeline
WPT024
Location: 39.850933, -77.511032Gravel rd.
WPT024
Location: 39.985466, -77.419342Birch Run Shelter
WPT025
Location: 39.849449, -77.508644PA 233
WPT025
Location: 39.983116, -77.429283Fegley Road, powerline
WPT026
Location: 39.977551, -77.438431Orange blaze Rocky Knob Trail
WPT027
Location: 39.975117, -77.441032trail
WPT029
Location: 39.973866, -77.449333Ridge road
WPT030
Location: 39.974533, -77.450714AT turns west
WPT031
Location: 39.976952, -77.451920Milesburn Road, cabin may be locked
WPT032
Location: 39.976265, -77.459000Several road intersects
WPT033
Location: 39.975700, -77.466599Hill Road
WPT034
Location: 39.974899, -77.467949AT, Middle Ridge Road
WPT035
Location: 39.973049, -77.471214Trail
WPT036
Location: 39.960335, -77.482002Methodist Hill jeep road
WPT038
Location: 39.954983, -77.481354Powerline
WPT040
Location: 39.945950, -77.490303AT turns east
WPT041
Location: 39.939133, -77.483398Hosack Run Trail
WPT042
Location: 39.934715, -77.488014stream
WPT043
Location: 39.931599, -77.486252Quarry Gap Shelter
DSCF1474
Location: 39.974365, -77.442085Related Trips
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