Promised Land State Park
Big Dam Ridge Trail–Hemlock Hill Trail, 8 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Big Dam Ridge Trail–Hemlock Hill Trail, 8 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. It climbs 444 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Dam Ridge Trail–Hemlock Hill Trail, 8 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,630–1,824 ft
Out & Back · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Westwind Trail · 41.31247, -75.23009
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Westwind Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Song Dog Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto White Birches Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Loggers Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Westwind Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Westwind Trail Trailhead
- Red Oak Trail–Saw Mill Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Loggers Trail–Red Oak Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Mill Brook #2 Trail–Saw Mill Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft
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