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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Barrel Bay Trail–Dark Hollow Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Barrel Bay Trail–Dark Hollow Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. It climbs 500 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,188 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dark Hollow Trail 40.39065, -78.08750
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Barrel Bay Trail–Dark Hollow Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 969–1,189 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Dark Hollow Trail · 40.39065, -78.08750

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dark Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Shade Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Barrel Bay Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.4 miSharp right onto Dark Hollow Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barrel-bay-trail-dark-hollow-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km-6d61

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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