Salt Springs State Park
Border Trail (blue)–Gorge Trail (blue), 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Border Trail (blue)–Gorge Trail (blue), 6 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Salt Springs State Park near Franklin Forks, PA. It climbs 406 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,161 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Overlook Trail (Blue) 41.90600, -75.86416
Nearest town Franklin Forks, PA
Directions
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Border Trail (blue)–Gorge Trail (blue), 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,161–1,495 ft
Out & Back · Salt Springs State Park
Trailhead: Overlook Trail (Blue) · 41.90600, -75.86416
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Overlook Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Border Trail (blue), heading W.
- 500 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail (White), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Border Trail (blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail (yellow), heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Silver Creek Trail (red), heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail (blue), heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Overlook Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:29 PM
More from Overlook Trail (Blue) Trailhead
- Fall Brook Trail (red)–Friends Trail (white) Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Bunny Trail (orange)–Cliff & Summit Trails, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Cliff Trail (blue) & Friends Trail (white) Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 576 ft
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