19 May 2022

Cumberland Valley PA, AT reroute (18 May 1975)

 In the mid seventies, the Appalachian Trail still had a lot of road walking.


The Cumberland Valley road walk has been rerouted since 1975.  

To read an excellent account on the re-route, check out Korostof, N., Yanher, T., & Johns, T. (1991).   In International Linear Parks Conference. Parkways, Greenways, Riverways: A Partnership for Beauty and Progress. Appalachian State University.

found at this link.

or this one

Yahner, T. G., Korostoff, N., Johnson, T. P., Battaglia, A. M., & Jones, D. R. (1995). Cultural landscapes and landscape ecology in contemporary greenway planning, design and management: a case study. Landscape and urban planning, 33(1-3), 295-316.

found here.