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Hickory Run State Park

Fireline Trail–Pine Hill Trail, 3 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Fireline Trail–Pine Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Saylorsville, PA. It climbs 1,543 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,775 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Hill Trail 41.01899, -75.67109
Nearest town Saylorsville, PA
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Fireline Trail–Pine Hill Trail, 3 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,004–1,774 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: Pine Hill Trail · 41.01899, -75.67109

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pine Hill Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 300 ftSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Fireline Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach Pine Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Sand Spring Trail, heading SW.
  15. 2.3 miTurn left onto Pine Hill Trail, heading S.
  16. 2.2 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/fireline-trail-pine-hill-trail-out-back-3-sights-21-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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