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Pinchot State Forest

Hanover Reservoir & Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Hanover Reservoir & Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Pinchot State Forest near Preston, PA. The route reaches Hanover Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,012 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,119 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Earth Conservancy Drive 41.19835, -75.91347
Nearest town Preston, PA
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Hanover Reservoir & Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 725–1,119 ft

Out & Back · Pinchot State Forest

Trailhead: Earth Conservancy Drive · 41.19835, -75.91347

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Nanticoke Park and Ride Lot LCTA Bus Stop stop 461 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Earth Conservancy Drive, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 2.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Hanover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 2.7 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Earth Conservancy Drive, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/hanover-reservoir-sugar-notch-trails-ridgetop-trail-out-back-19-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nanticoke Park and Ride Lot LCTA Bus Stop stop 461 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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