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Prince Gallitzin State Park

Glendale Lake–Pickerell Pond, 7 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Glendale Lake–Pickerell Pond, 7 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Prince Gallitzin State Park near Fiske, PA. The route passes Glendale Lake and Pickerell Pond. It climbs 606 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,385 – 1,660 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foster Run Trail 40.68098, -78.51848
Nearest town Fiske, PA
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Glendale Lake–Pickerell Pond, 7 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,385–1,660 ft

Out & Back · Prince Gallitzin State Park

Trailhead: Foster Run Trail · 40.68098, -78.51848

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Glendale Road Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miPass Glendale Lake.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bollinger Trail, heading S.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bollinger Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miPass Pickerell Pond.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Reed Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Rhody Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gates Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bollinger Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaverdam Boat Launch, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Bollinger Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Glendale Road Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hagaratty Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1 miContinue straight onto Krise Road, heading E.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/glendale-lake-pickerell-pond-out-back-8-sights-13-km

Trail surface

69% dirt30% grass1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fiske, Pennsylvania