VMO: PA AT Pine Grove Furnace to Rt 443 (78.5)

I plan to complete the AT PA section during this summer so I try to some every week. I hope that some of you can join me. This trip will be about 78.5 miles (15/27.5/15/23)

Here is the itinerary:
We will meet at 3.30 pm on Thursday at Grosvenor-Strathmore metro parking area (https://maps.app.goo.gl/RfWpd3f8LSg1dM9w7). Then we will drive to PA Rt 443 Parking, and shuttle back to Pine Grove Furnace State Park area (about 80 minute drive: drive direction) .
Day 1: We will hike 15 miles from Pine Grove to Alec Kennedy Shelter
Day 2: We will hike to Cove Mountain Shelter 27.5 miles
Day 3: We will Hike to either Peter Mtn Shelter ( 15 miles)
Day 4: We will hike 23 miles to PA Rt 443 Parking.

I need to be back by 3 pm on Saturday so we will have to start hiking out early (~5:30 am).

This trip is for veteran member only due to the high mileage. You can learn about membership ranks here. Read about DCUL's trip ranks here.

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Carpool: As per our carpool policy, riders should pay drivers $0.10/mile. Total driving distance is around 290 miles, so all non-drivers should expect to pay $29 or so to their driver.