Potomac Heritage Trail Association

Bles Park and Broad Run from the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

Many organizations support the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST), but only one - the Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA) - is dedicated solely to completing the vision of the PHNST. What is this vision? It's approximately eleven hundred miles of continuous trail essentially linking the Chesapeake Bay to Pittsburgh (the Potomac River does not actually extend all the way to Pittsburgh but that's just a technicality). The singular focus of the PHTA has enabled the organization to achieve an impressive list of recent accomplishments. Bles Park, which features a new one mile section of trail scheduled for completion during National Trails Day 2009, represents the latest victory for the PHTA and its allies.

Not content to rest on their laurels, PHTA leadership is aggressively pursuing additional PHNST initiatives in the Washington DC area - notable locations include Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Piscataway Creek in southern Prince George's County, and several areas in northwest Loudoun County. However, the more pressing item on their agenda is recruiting volunteers for this Saturday's National Trails Day event at Bles Park. The "vision" of the PHNST will remain a vision, rather than a reality, without the help of trail-loving volunteers.

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