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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail, 9 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail, 9 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. The route reaches Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 1,033 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,001 – 1,289 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38535, -78.08354
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail, 9 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,000–1,288 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.38535, -78.08354

Weather Sep 6: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dark Hollow Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Buck Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Allie Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Red Legs Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Grippis Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1 miPass Ridge Viewpoint.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftReach Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1 miBear right onto Grippis Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Red Legs Trail, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Allie Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buck Trail, heading W.
  18. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ridge-viewpoint-allie-trail-out-back-9-sights-via-rays-revenge-trail

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 76°F57°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 76°56°
Tue 82°53°
Wed 88°60° 18%
Thu 77°66° 22%
Fri 79°61°
Sat 83°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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