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

  1. Start on Overlook Trail (Blue), heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Border Trail (blue), heading W.
  5. 500 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail (White), heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Border Trail (blue), heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail (yellow), heading E.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Silver Creek Trail (red), heading E.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail (blue), heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail (white), heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Overlook Trail (Blue), heading E.
  12. 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

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