Promised Land State Park
Lower Lake & Hemlock Hill Trail via Big Dam Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Lower Lake & Hemlock Hill Trail via Big Dam Ridge Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Lower Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower Lake & Hemlock Hill Trail via Big Dam Ridge Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,644–1,815 ft
Out & Back · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Hemlock Hill Trail · 41.32121, -75.23012
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemlock Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dam Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dam Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hemlock Hill Trail Trailhead
- Bear Wallow Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cross Cut Trail & Hemlock Hill Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 6 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Bald Eagle Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail Loop, 8 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
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