Guide to Trails in Cumberland and Perry County
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Conservancy. www.capitalrcd.orgwww.capitalrcd.org To Tolearn learn more more about about the the South South Mountain Mountain Partnership Partnership visit visit FriendsFriends of ofOpossum Opossum Lake Lake Conservancy Conservancy TheThe Cumberland Cumberland County County Planning Planning Department’s Department’s mission mission www.southmountainpartnership.orgwww.southmountainpartnership.org www.opossumlakefriends.orgwww.opossumlakefriends.org is tois topartner partner with with our our urban, urban, suburban, suburban, and and rural rural communitiescommunities to toimplement implement plans plans that that promote promote economic economic ForFor more more information information on on JuniataJuniata Clean Clean Water Water Partnership Partnership outdooroutdoor recreation recreation activities, activities, go go to to www.jcwp.orgwww.jcwp.org development,development, provide provide more more housing housing and and transportation transportation choices,choices, and and protect protect clean clean air, air, land, land, and and water. water. In In www.visitcumberlandvalley.comwww.visitcumberlandvalley.com MiddleMiddle Spring Spring Watershed Watershed Association Association pursuitpursuit of ofthis this mission, mission, the the Planning Planning Department Department recently recently www.middlespringwatershed.orgwww.middlespringwatershed.org revisedrevised its itsLand Land Partnerships Partnerships Plan. Plan. Land Land Partnerships Partnerships is ais countywidea countywide strategy strategy to tomaintain maintain and and improve improve the the ShermansShermans Creek Creek Conservation Conservation Association Association www.shermanscreek.orgwww.shermanscreek.org qualityquality of oflife life in inCumberland Cumberland County County through through agriculture agriculture preservation,preservation, natural natural resource resource protection, protection, and and creation creation VISITORSVISITORS CENTER CENTER TroutTrout Unlimited Unlimited – Cumberland– Cumberland Valley Valley Chapter Chapter of ofparks, parks, trails trails and and greenways. greenways. www.tu.orgwww.tu.org LocatedLocated in inHistory History on on High High – The– The Shop Shop CONSERVATION CONSERVATION ToTo learn learn more more about about Land Land Partnerships, Partnerships, go go to to YellowYellow Breeches Breeches Watershed Watershed Association Association 3333 W. W. High High St, St, Carlisle, Carlisle, PA PA 17013 17013 www.ybwa.orgwww.ybwa.org www.ccpa.net/landpartnerships.www.ccpa.net/landpartnerships. (888)(888) 513-5131 513-5131 ProvidedProvided by: by: PartnershipPartnership for for Better Better Health Health and and CumberlandCumberland County County Planning Planning Department Department Kings Gap Environmental EducationEducation CenterCenter PA Department ofof ConservationConservation andand NaturalNatural ResourcesResources Table ofof ContentsContents Top Sites: 1010 GreatGreat PlacesPlaces toto GetGet MovingMoving ................1 ................1 General TrailTrail EtiquetteEtiquette ...................................................................................... 2 2 Reading TrailTrail BlazesBlazes ..............................................3 ..............................................3 Cumberland CountyCounty ............................................................................................ 4 4 RegionalRegional ParksParks && TrailsTrails .....................................5 .....................................5 EasternEastern ParksParks && TrailsTrails .....................................18 .....................................18 WesternWestern ParksParks && TrailsTrails ....................................50 ....................................50 Water Trails ........................................................55 ........................................................55 Perry County ............................................................................................................ 56 56 RegionalRegional ParksParks && TrailsTrails ...................................57 ...................................57 EasternEastern ParksParks && TrailsTrails .....................................68 .....................................68 WesternWestern ParksParks && TrailsTrails ....................................74 ....................................74 IndexIndex .................................................................77.................................................................77 CumberlandCumberland CountyCounty IndexIndex .............................. .............................. 77 77 PerryPerry CountyCounty IndexIndex ................................................................................ 82 82 Map ............................................Inside