THE SUSQUEHANNA SOJOURN is an educational and awareness-raising event that involves a group of canoeists and kayakers paddling a segment of the Susquehanna River, camping on her shores and interacting with local towns and villages. The Susquehanna River is the largest tributary and provides almost half of the freshwater to the Chesapeake Bay.

Over the course of the Sojourn, families, scouts and individuals partner with local residents in river-related service projects and programs. The Sojourn receives prominent media coverage and is a unique and powerful tool for promoting environmental stewardship and inspiring conservation of our natural resources.

Who is the HRTP?

The Headwaters River Trail Partnership (HRTP) is a group of river enthusiasts from Broome, Tioga, Cortland, Chenango, and Otsego counties working together to improve recreational opportunities on the Susquehanna River and its 4 major tributaries (the Tioughnioga, the Otselic, the Chenango, and the Unadilla).

Within the next few years we plan to partner with the Chemung Basin River Trail to create a web-based comprehensive map and guide of the Susquehanna River Basin in New York.  This guide will aid in trip planning whether it is a day trip or a trip on the entire Susquehanna River from Cooperstown, NY to Havre de Grace, MD.

The Headwaters River Trail offers hundreds of miles of navigable waters and 60 public access points allowing boaters and fisherman to enjoy this natural resource to the max.  More access points are being planned and constructed every year. 

The Headwaters River Trail joins the Chemung Basin River Trail and Pennsylvania river trails to complete the entire Susquehanna River system all the way to the Chesapeake Bay.