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Hickory Run State Park

Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 5 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min

Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 5 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Saylorsville, PA. The route passes Sand Spring Lake, Hickory Run State Park Beach, Dam No. 5 and CCC Dam. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,496 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beach Trail 41.02794, -75.68792
Nearest town Saylorsville, PA
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Sand Spring Lake–CCC Dam, 5 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,179–1,495 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park

Trailhead: Beach Trail · 41.02794, -75.68792

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shades of Death Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Sand Spring Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Hickory Run State Park Beach.
  4. 0.3 miPass Dam No. 5.
  5. 50 ftPass CCC Dam.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Sand Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 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/sand-spring-lake-ccc-dam-out-back-9-lakes-4-km-2f33

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Saylorsville, Pennsylvania