Ringing Rocks County Park
Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.4 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 3 hr
Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Ringing Rocks County Park near Lodi, PA. The route reaches Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 416 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.4 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 125–506 ft
Out & Back · Ringing Rocks County Park
Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath · 40.55043, -75.08579
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 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 Delaware Canal Towpath Trailhead
- Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath 8.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Ringing Rocks Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath 8.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- High Falls via Delaware Canal Towpath 8.6 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Lynn Island & Frog Island via Delaware Canal Towpath 9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Lodi, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Lodi, Pennsylvania