Upper Bridesmaid's Falls–Bushkill Falls, 3 falls

1 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 33 min

Upper Bridesmaid's Falls–Bushkill Falls, 3 falls is a 1-mile out-and-back near Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA. The route passes Bushkill Falls and Lower Gorge Falls before reaching Upper Bridesmaid's Falls at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 37%1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.11744, -75.00789
Nearest town Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA

Directions

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Upper Bridesmaid's Falls–Bushkill Falls, 3 falls

1 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 33 min

Elevation 549–789 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.11744, -75.00789

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass Bushkill Falls.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Lower Gorge Falls.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach Upper Bridesmaid's Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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