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.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 505 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath 40.55043, -75.08579
Nearest town Lodi, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  2. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach High Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  15. 2.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

70% gravel27% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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