Editing Appalachian Trail (section)

===Pennsylvania===
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Pennsylvania has {{convert|229.6|mi|km}} of the trail.<ref name=pennsylvania>[http://www.appalachiantrail.org/about-the-trail/terrain-by-state/pennsylvania "Terrain By State: Pennsylvania"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510150731/http://www.appalachiantrail.org/about-the-trail/terrain-by-state/pennsylvania |date=May 10, 2015 }}  AppalachianTrail.org (accessed May 23, 2015).</ref> The trail extends from the Pennsylvania-Maryland line at the village of [[Pen Mar, Maryland|Pen Mar]], northeast to the [[Delaware Water Gap]] at the Pennsylvania-New Jersey state line. In the south-central region of the state, the trail passes through [[Pine Grove Furnace State Park]], which is often considered the symbolic mid-point of the Appalachian Trail.<ref name="Thwaites">{{cite book|last1=Thwaites|first1=Tom|title=50 Hikes in Eastern Pennsylvania|date=1997|publisher=Backcountry Publications|isbn=088150372X|edition=Third|location=Woodstock, Vermont|page=27}}</ref> For much of its length in Pennsylvania, the trail is known for its very rocky terrain, which slows many hikers down while causing injuries and placing strain on equipment. Hikers often call the state "Rocksylvania".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hopey|first1=Don|title=From the archives: July 9, 1995 / Rocksylvania is a real boot-buster|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2015/07/02/From-the-archives-July-9-1995-Rocksylvania-is-a-real-boot-buster/stories/201507020010|access-date=July 25, 2017|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011801/http://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2015/07/02/From-the-archives-July-9-1995-Rocksylvania-is-a-real-boot-buster/stories/201507020010|archive-date=August 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The AT community has also dubbed Pennsylvania as the state "where boots go to die".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kish|first=Carey|date=2015-08-30|title=Hiking the Appalachian Trail: Boots not made for Pennsylvania|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/30/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-boots-not-made-for-pennsylvania/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Press Herald}}</ref>