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Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Lake Border Trail & State Hill Dike C Connector Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Lake Border Trail & State Hill Dike C Connector Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near State Hill, PA. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 482 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36892, -76.02682
Nearest town State Hill, PA
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Lake Border Trail & State Hill Dike C Connector Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Elevation 282–483 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.36892, -76.02682

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old State Hill Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Hill Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftReach State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old State Hill Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading E.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-border-trail-state-hill-dike-c-connector-trail-out-back

Trail surface

76% dirt11% gravel1% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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