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Salt Springs State Park

Fall Brook Trail (red)–Friends Trail (white) Loop, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Fall Brook Trail (red)–Friends Trail (white) Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Salt Springs State Park near Franklin Forks, PA. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Overlook Trail (Blue) 41.90600, -75.86416
Nearest town Franklin Forks, PA
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Fall Brook Trail (red)–Friends Trail (white) Loop, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,217–1,534 ft

Loop · 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. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fall Brook Trail (red), heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bunny Trail (orange), heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Friends Trail (white), heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Overlook Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  9. 300 ftThe loop closes 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/fall-brook-trail-red-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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