Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area
Loren Holl Memorial Loop & State Hill Loop
4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Loren Holl Memorial Loop & State Hill Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near State Hill, PA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Loren Holl Memorial Loop & State Hill Loop
4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 389–492 ft
Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.36270, -76.04136
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach State Hill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Loop, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
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