Graystones Preserve

Pine Hill Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Pine Hill Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Graystones Preserve near Hickory Run, PA. It climbs 1,919 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02252, -75.71914
Nearest town Hickory Run, PA

Directions

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Pine Hill Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 952–1,575 ft

Out & Back · Graystones Preserve

Trailhead: 41.02252, -75.71914

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gould Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftSharp right onto Sand Spring Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 2.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftSharp right onto Hickory Run Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Gould Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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