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Hickory Run State Park

Fireline Trail–Manor House Trail, 5 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Fireline Trail–Manor House Trail, 5 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Hickory Run, PA. It climbs 1,504 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,424 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02227, -75.69986
Nearest town Hickory Run, PA
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Fireline Trail–Manor House Trail, 5 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,039–1,423 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: 41.02227, -75.69986

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sand Spring Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Fireline Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Manor House Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.2 miTurn right onto Fourth Run Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1 miReach Sand Spring Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1 miSharp right onto Fourth Run Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Manor House Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Fireline Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear left onto Sand Spring Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fireline-trail-manor-house-trail-out-back-5-sights-23-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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