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.

Elevation

0 mi1,719 – 1,860 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hemlock Hill Trail 41.32121, -75.23012
Nearest town Promised Land, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Hemlock Hill Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Tree Tower Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn right onto Whitewater Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Promised Land Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
  10. 2.2 miTurn right onto Tree Tower Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Lake Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading W.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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