Fall Views of Kittatinny Ridge and Appalachian Trail at Swatara Gap

The leaves are down and late Fall has settled in along the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania as it climbs, descends and meanders through the gaps and ridges of the Kittatinny Corridor.  Check out views from a recent trip to the Swatara Gap area of the A.T. in northern Lebanon County where the Trail emerges from St. Anthony's Wilderness/State Game Lands 211 and traverses beautiful open grasslands with views of the surrounding ridges as it heads towards Swatara State Park near Green Point Road.  

A little further north, the trail crosses the Waterville Bridge over Swatara Creek, passes under I-81 and finally climbs up onto the Kittatinny Ridge, or First Mountain.  Learn more about recent improvements at Swatara State Park including trail and parking area development and bridge construction: Swatara State Park construction nears end.

Waterville Bridge, Swatara State Park

Appalachian Trail just south of Green Point Rd.

Appalachian Trail approaching Pipefitters Field, view of Second Mountain

Pipefitters Field