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Delaware & Hudson named Pennsylvania Trail of the Year
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
The Delaware & Hudson Trail in northeastern Pennsylvania has been named Pennsylvania Trail of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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The 38-mile trail extends through Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wayne counties.
It traces the former corridor of the Delaware & Hudson Railway, which primarily carried anthracite coal out of the Lackawanna Valley during the second half of the 19th century.
Parts of the trail run through in the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Heritage Region, the Endless Mountains Heritage Region and the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape. (The Pennsylvania Heritage Areas Program is a multi-region, asset-based, economic development program rooted in the state’s natural, cultural and industrial history. Conservation landscapes are regional to drive strategic investment and actions around sustainability, co