Gouldsboro State Park

Gouldsboro State Park Beach–Old Entrance Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Gouldsboro State Park Beach–Old Entrance Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Gouldsboro State Park near Gouldsboro, PA. The route reaches Gouldsboro State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 433 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,873 – 2,057 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prospect Rock Trail 41.23902, -75.46661
Nearest town Gouldsboro, PA

Directions

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Gouldsboro State Park Beach–Old Entrance Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,874–2,057 ft

Out & Back · Gouldsboro State Park

Trailhead: Prospect Rock Trail · 41.23902, -75.46661

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Prospect Rock Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Old 611, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Old Entrance Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Gouldsboro State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Old 611, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto Prospect Rock Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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