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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Ridge Viewpoint–Berry Patch Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Ridge Viewpoint–Berry Patch Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. The route reaches Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,257 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Osprey Trail 40.40375, -78.05036
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Ridge Viewpoint–Berry Patch Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 914–1,256 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Osprey Trail · 40.40375, -78.05036

Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Osprey Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Berry Patch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Berry Patch Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Berry Patch Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Osprey Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 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-berry-patch-trail-out-back-3-sights-via-rays-revenge-trail

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 75°F56°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 76°55°
Tue 81°52°
Wed 87°60° 19%
Thu 74°66° 23%
Fri 81°61°
Sat 86°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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