Hines Pond–Birchstill Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Thornhurst, PA. The route reaches Hines Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,627 – 1,795 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dip Road 41.20369, -75.61117
Nearest town Thornhurst, PA
Directions
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Hines Pond–Birchstill Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,627–1,796 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dip Road · 41.20369, -75.61117
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Dip Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Line Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Birchstill Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Keller's Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Pine Plantation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Hines Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Keller's Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Birchstill Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Fire Line Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dip Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM
More from Dip Road Trailhead
- Golf Course Trail & Sunday Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Birchstill Trail–Butler Run Trail, 4 sights 14 mi · ▲ 789 ft
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