Pennsylvania Greenways & Trails
The online hub for Pennsylvania’s greenway and trail community
Trail Projects
September 23, 2024
Lancaster Conservancy’s New Lloyd Clark Trail Improves Equitable Access to Nature
Who Does What?
Pennsylvania’s thousands of miles of greenways and land and water trails are created, maintained, and managed by scores of local trail groups, as well as local municipalities, counties, and state agencies.
Learn MoreSign Gallery
Explore examples of conservation land and trail signage at WeConservePA’s sign gallery.
Benefits of Trails
From higher property values to better health, trails provide numerous benefits.
What’s a greenway?
Greenways are corridors of land recognized for their ability to connect people and places together. These ribbons of open space are located within linear corridors that are either natural, such as rivers and streams, or manmade, such as abandoned railroad beds and utility corridors. Greenways, as vegetated buffers protect natural habitats, improve water quality and reduce the impacts of flooding in floodplain areas. Most greenways contain trails, which enhance existing recreational opportunities, provide routes for alternative transportation, and improve the overall quality of life in an area. [source: http://www.greenways.com]