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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Buck Trail–Doe Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Buck Trail–Doe Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,303 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40588, -78.06980
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Buck Trail–Doe Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,165–1,303 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.40588, -78.06980

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Logger's Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Doe Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fawn Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sleek Dog Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Switch Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Sleek Dog Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach Buck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Switch Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sleek Dog Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fawn Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Doe Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miBear left onto Buck Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Logger's Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-trail-doe-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F57°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 75°55°
Tue 80°52°
Wed 87°59° 19%
Thu 73°66° 22%
Fri 81°61°
Sat 86°58°

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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