The southern terminus of the Tuscarora Trail at Shenandoah National Park.
Length
252 mi (406 km)
Location
Eastern United States
Trailheads
South: Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia 38°17′34″N78°40′45″W / 38.29278°N 78.67917°W / 38.29278; -78.67917 North: Appalachian Trail near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 40°17′39.9″N77°5′26.9″W / 40.294417°N 77.090806°W / 40.294417; -77.090806
Use
Hiking
Highest point
Southern trailhead, Shenandoah National Park, 3,440 ft (1,050 m)
Lowest point
Potomac River, C&O Canal National Historical Park, 380 ft (120 m)
Difficulty
Strenuous
Hazards
Severe weather, uneven and wet terrain, rattlesnakes, mosquitoes, ticks, black bears
Website
hikethetuscarora.org
The Tuscarora Trail is a 252-mile (406 km) hiking trail in the eastern United States, following the Appalachian Mountains through portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Its route is roughly parallel to, and to the west of, the Appalachian Trail.[1]
^Lupp, Thomas; Brown, Pete (2013). The Tuscarora Trail: A Guide to the North Half in Maryland and Pennsylvania (5th ed.). Vienna, Virginia: The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-915746-73-6.
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