THE STANDING STONE TRAIL

9:00am - 12:00pm. It's time for a Spring Cleaning at the Thousand Steps! Let's get the Thousand Steps ready for the busy summer hiking season with a community trash pick up day hosted by the Standing Stone Trail Club. Meet at the information kiosk about 200 yards above Route 22 to begin the day with a hike up the Thousand Steps at 9am. After making the vistas at the top neat and clean, we will hike back down picking up any litter that we find along the way. Trash bags will be

10:00am. The SST Club is hosting a hike in conjunction with the Mid State Trail club. This hike starts at Laurel Run Road where the MST crosses and finishes at Detweiler junction where the SST ends. The distance is about 7 miles or 11 kilometers, but with little elevation gain. The trail is technical at times and there is a gradual descent to Detweiler junction. This hike is also historically significant as it includes the first section cleared on the MST in 1969 and other po