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.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 492 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36270, -76.04136
Nearest town State Hill, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach State Hill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Loop, heading NE.
  8. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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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