Promised Land State Park

Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,742 – 1,850 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westwind Trail 41.31247, -75.23009
Nearest town Promised Land, PA

Directions

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Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,743–1,851 ft

Out & Back · Promised Land State Park

Trailhead: Westwind Trail · 41.31247, -75.23009

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Westwind Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Oak Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Power Tower Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Westwind Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right onto Saw Mill Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Westwind Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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