Promised Land State Park
Big Dam Ridge Trail–Cross Cut Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Big Dam Ridge Trail–Cross Cut Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Dam Ridge Trail–Cross Cut Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,747–1,824 ft
Loop · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Kleinhans Trail · 41.34357, -75.21302
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kleinhans Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Cross Cut Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cross Cut Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kleinhans Trail Trailhead
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- Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Cross Cut Trail & Tree Tower Trail via Bear Wallow Trail 5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Bear Wallow Trail & Cross Cut Trail 5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Big Dam Ridge Trail–Cross Cut Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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