Ridley Creek State Park
Hunting Hill–Ridley Creek State Park Beach, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Hunting Hill–Ridley Creek State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Ridley Creek State Park near Lima Estates, PA. The route passes Ridley Creek State Park Beach, Ridley Creek State Park Beach and Ridley Creek State Park Beach before reaching Hunting Hill at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 609 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hunting Hill–Ridley Creek State Park Beach, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 177–415 ft
Out & Back · Ridley Creek State Park
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 39.93671, -75.44446
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail;Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse Stable Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail 1, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Hunting Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Stable Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail;Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Trail Trailhead
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Blue Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Orange Viewpoint–Ridley Creek State Park Beach, 3 beaches 3.8 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Hunting Hill–Ridley Creek State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Blue Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Blue Trail, 5 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 595 ft
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