Ringing Rocks County Park
High Falls via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.6 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 3 hr 4 min
High Falls via Delaware Canal Towpath is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Ringing Rocks County Park near Lodi, PA. The route reaches High Falls at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 415 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Falls via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.6 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 125–506 ft
Out & Back · Ringing Rocks County Park
Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath · 40.55043, -75.08579
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach High Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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