Raystown Lake Recreation Area
Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail Loop, 10 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail Loop, 10 sights is a 6.9-mile loop in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. The route reaches Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 651 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ridge Viewpoint–Allie Trail Loop, 10 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 914–1,303 ft
Loop · Raystown Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Old Logger's Trail · 40.40664, -78.07217
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buck Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Allie Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Red Legs Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Grippis Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Ridge Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Berry Patch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Berry Patch Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Osprey Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fawn Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Doe Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Buck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Logger's Trail Trailhead
- Allie Trail–Buck Trail, 5 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Doe Trail–Sleek Dog Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Raystown Lake & Stony Trail Loop via Old Logger's Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Raystown Lake–Old Logger's Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 891 ft
- Allie Trail–Buck Trail Loop, 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Dark Hollow Trail–Stony Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 546 ft
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