Hikes planned as club marks 40th year

Susquehannock Trail Club continues the celebration of its 40th birthday with a series of weekend hikes on the 85- mile Susquehannock Trail System.

Dubbed "Seven Sallies on the STS," the series takes hikers around Potter County's most famous trail in three weekends and an additional day.

STS, was completed in 1967, linking a series of old railroad grades, logging roads, and woods trails into one continuous loop. Hikers who complete the whole trail, either on one excursion or in sections, can earn a "Circuit Hiker" designation.

Each day's leg will be 10 to 14 miles. Healthy children ages 12 and up and adults in good physical condition can walk these sections in a day's time, but most of the day-trips will be broken into two segments so hikers can choose to go just half the distance.

The Sunday, April 1, hike will go from Denton Hill to the Cherry Springs Fire Tower. The morning section will go from the forestry office to the intersection of Lyman Run Road, some 6.6 miles. After a lunch break there, the afternoon section of the hike will proceed up the notorious "Cardiac Hill" to the fire tower on Route 44.