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and has been known for its distinctive blazes, made from the tops of tin cans and painted a distinctive color with "LT" in the center. Many of these are still present but some have given way to painted yellow blazes with a red stripe in the center. The
Loyalsock Trail is also the main artery in a
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381:Backpacking Pennsylvania: 37 Great Hikes
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282:"Hiking at Loyalsock State Forest"
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662:Mason-Dixon
652:Lost Turkey
547:Appalachian
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291:October 10,
220:PA Route 87
806:Categories
772:Twin Lakes
672:Mill Creek
632:Horse-Shoe
602:Fred Woods
582:Donut Hole
577:Darlington
473:76°36′39″W
470:41°25′03″N
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268:References
130:Year-round
119:Difficulty
69:Trailheads
767:Tuscarora
742:T-Squared
667:Mid State
657:Loyalsock
572:Conestoga
122:Strenuous
79:north of
782:West Rim
717:Rock Run
707:Quehanna
682:Morrison
160:Sullivan
156:Lycoming
49:Location
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697:Pinchot
186:of the
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