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Hickory Run State Park

Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 45 min

Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Saylorsville, PA. The route passes Hickory Run State Park Beach, Sand Spring Lake, Dam No. 5 and CCC Dam. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,526 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03088, -75.68658
Nearest town Saylorsville, PA
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Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,387–1,525 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: 41.03088, -75.68658

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Hickory Run State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Sand Spring Lake.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Shades of Death Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Dam No. 5.
  6. 50 ftPass CCC Dam.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftReach Sand Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shades of Death Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftArrive 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/sand-spring-lake-ccc-dam-out-back-8-lakes-3-km-7c5e

Trail surface

7% paved1% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Saylorsville, Pennsylvania