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Gifford Pinchot State Park

Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 6 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 6 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Gifford Pinchot State Park near Roseville, PA. The route passes Pinchot Lake before reaching Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 274 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 554 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mason-Dixon Trail 40.07554, -76.91565
Nearest town Roseville, PA
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Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 6 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 471–555 ft

Out & Back · Gifford Pinchot State Park

Trailhead: Mason-Dixon Trail · 40.07554, -76.91565

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mason-Dixon Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.4 miPass Pinchot Lake.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeside Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Farm Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftReach Pinchot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lakeside Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 1.4 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/pinchot-lake-gifford-pinchot-state-park-beach-out-back-6-sights-12-km

Trail surface

28% grass3% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Roseville, Pennsylvania