Gifford Pinchot State Park
Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Gifford Pinchot State Park near Roseville, PA. The route passes Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach and Pinchot Lake. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 473–555 ft
Out & Back · Gifford Pinchot State Park
Trailhead: 40.06165, -76.90169
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Pinchot Lake.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Farm Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lakeside Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Pinchot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Farm Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Straight Hill–Pinchot Lake, 4 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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