Promised Land State Park
Promised Land Lake–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 6 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Promised Land Lake–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 6 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Promised Land Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Promised Land Lake–Big Dam Ridge Trail, 6 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,720–1,860 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 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Tree Tower Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Whitewater Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Promised Land Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Tree Tower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 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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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
- Lower Lake & Hemlock Hill Trail via Big Dam Ridge Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 189 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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