Raystown Lake Recreation Area
Raystown Lake–Dark Hollow Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Raystown Lake–Dark Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. The route reaches Raystown Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Raystown Lake–Dark Hollow Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 811–1,144 ft
Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Dark Hollow Trail · 40.39065, -78.08750
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dark Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vee Cee, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Path to Viewing Platform, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skills Park Green Line, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Raystown Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Path to Viewing Platform, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Vee Cee, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Dark Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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