Tags: Potomac Heritage Trail Association
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail 2021 Highlights
The following highlights took place along the Potomac Heritage NST during the 2021 calendar year: Conserving Trail Lands and Boosting Climate Resilience A mile of off-road trail was added to the Potomac National Scenic Trail in northern Virginia, connecting Belmont Bay to Veterans Park via…
2020 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Highlights
Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) PROTECTION Studies (Trail Org) — PHTA, using a grant from REI, partnered with Prince William County to perform a feasibility study of a boardwalk at Powells Creek. Studies (Federal Partner) — NPS released a study declaring the feasibility of a trail to close the…
2019 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Highlights
Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) PROTECTION Partnerships — PHTA played a key role in formulating a new initiative, Loudoun County Linear Parks and Trails Committee, approved by the county supervisors, prioritizing completion of the Potomac Heritage NST and trails along major streams; one key project…
Potomac Heritage NST: 2018 Highlights
Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) OUTREACH Organized a four-day, 100-mile hike across Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, VA from Brunswick, MD, along mostly unpaved, low traffic roads to Leesburg, VA (which could be an interim Potomac Heritage Trail route), then via the PHT to Great Falls…
Potomac Heritage NST 2017 Highlights
Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) OUTREACH Documentation — NPS Trail Office published three new brochures illustrating different applications of the PHT concept; PHTA released a new logo. Programs — NPS staff drafted a trip idea to promote continuity of experience throughout the diverse PHT network;…
