Pennsylvania leg of 4,800-mile North Country Trail to see upgrades

The North Nation Scenic Path, which runs about 4,800 miles by way of Pennsylvania and 7 different states, is about to get some upgrades within the portion that passes by way of Allegheny Nationwide Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.

In line with the U.S. Forest Service, proposals from ANF employees and the ANF Chapter of the North Nation Path Affiliation for enhancements to handle customer security and useful resource issues have been accepted.

They embrace new bridges over Tracy Run and Johnnycake Run, a path reroute to an present stepping-stone ford throughout the North Department of Tracy Run, and reroutes to parts of the path to accommodate the bridges and cut back erosion.

If a extra appropriate location for a proposed three-sided shelter could be recognized, it might be accepted in a future choice memo.

Through the public scoping for the undertaking, issues have been raised about wilderness values within the undertaking space.

The issues have been thought of and addressed by noting that the undertaking space is neither a possible wilderness space nor a wilderness research space.

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The Tracy Ridge space was Congressionally designated as a part of the Allegheny Nationwide Recreation Space and the path enhancements are consistent with the Congressional intent for administration of the world.

The North Nation Nationwide Scenic Path is the longest within the Nationwide Trails System. It stretches by way of Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

Contact Marcus Schneck at mschneck@pennlive.com.