Promised Land State Park
Bear Wallow Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Bear Wallow Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bear Wallow Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,717–1,815 ft
Out & Back · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Hemlock Hill Trail · 41.32121, -75.23012
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemlock Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Hemlock Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hemlock Hill Trail Trailhead
- Cross Cut Trail & Hemlock Hill Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Lower Lake & Hemlock Hill Trail via Big Dam Ridge Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 6 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Bald Eagle Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail Loop, 8 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
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