Hickory Run State Park

Ridge Trail & Stage Trail

8 mi · ▲ 832 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Ridge Trail & Stage Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA. It climbs 832 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,204 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stage Trail 41.06728, -75.71336
Nearest town Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA

Directions

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Ridge Trail & Stage Trail

8 mi · ▲ 832 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,204–1,594 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: Stage Trail · 41.06728, -75.71336

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Stage Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto Fourth Run Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1 miReach Stage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miSharp right onto Fourth Run Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Stage Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.5 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

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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