Forest Lake Drive & Gould Trail via Pine Hill Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Forest Lake Drive & Gould Trail via Pine Hill Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Graystones Preserve near Hickory Run, PA. It climbs 1,886 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Forest Lake Drive & Gould Trail via Pine Hill Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 952–1,553 ft
Out & Back · Graystones Preserve
Trailhead: Gould Trail · 41.02316, -75.72071
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gould Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Sand Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Forest Lake Drive, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Gould Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Sand Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gould Trail Trailhead
- Bear Trail–Fireline Trail, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- Drakes Express–Gould Trail, 3 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft
- Pine Hill Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft
- Pine Hill Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft
- Gould Trail & Hickory Run Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Hickory Run Trail via Gould Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft
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