Flat Rock Trail & Hiking in a Straight Line
Channel: In Blue Blazes
Date: 11/04/2018

This weekend's day hike took me to the Flat Rock vista in Tuscarora State Forest in Pennsylvania. I used it as an opportunity to practice the idea of staying in the middle of the trail when hiking.

Full map and details of the route I followed: https://www.gaiagps.com/datasummary/track/3df3e69a-2fe8-4e35-a81a-348026e813b9/

Leave No Trace: https://lnt.org/

See especially the section "Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces" on page 2 of this PDF: https://lnt.org/sites/default/files/LeaveNoTraceAppalachianTrail.pdf

Dirtmonger's blog post "How to Walk Straight While Hiking": http://blog.gossamergear.com/thoughts-walking-straight