Hickory Run State Park
Boulder Field–Boulder Field Trail, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Boulder Field–Boulder Field Trail, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Saylorsville, PA. The route reaches Boulder Field. It climbs 709 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boulder Field–Boulder Field Trail, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,708–1,959 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park
Trailhead: Fourth Run Trail · 41.05250, -75.66251
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fourth Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Stone Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Boulder Field.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Stage Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Boulder Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Boulder Field Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Fourth Run Trail, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fourth Run Trail Trailhead
- Fourth Run Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Boundary Trail & Stone Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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