Hickory Run State Park
Sand Spring Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Sand Spring Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Run State Park near Hickory Run, PA. It climbs 535 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,004 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02280, -75.71106
Nearest town Hickory Run, PA
Directions
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Sand Spring Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,005–1,212 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Run State Park
Trailhead: 41.02280, -75.71106
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sand Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Fireline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Sand Spring Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM
More from this trailhead
- Sand Spring Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Hickory Run Trail via Sand Spring Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Blue Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Gould Trail via Sand Spring Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Skyline Trail via Sand Spring Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 619 ft
- Fireline Trail–Gould Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 834 ft
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