Hickory Run State Park

CCC Dam–Hickory Run State Park Beach, 4 lakes

2.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 49 min

CCC Dam–Hickory Run State Park Beach, 4 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Saylorsville, PA. The route passes Hickory Run State Park Beach, Dam No. 5 and CCC Dam. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,480 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beach Trail 41.02611, -75.69057
Nearest town Saylorsville, PA

Directions

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CCC Dam–Hickory Run State Park Beach, 4 lakes

2.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 49 min

Elevation 1,387–1,478 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: Beach Trail · 41.02611, -75.69057

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beach Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Hickory Run State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Dam No. 5.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass CCC Dam.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shades of Death Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miReach CCC Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shades of Death Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead