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Winter in Pike County

Even the bitter cold weather doesn’t keep people indoors for long. As the temperature drops, the blustery winds and falling snow are prime conditions for those who enjoy the outdoors in the winter.

Pike County has two major ski resorts that provide quality slopes for skiing on the region’s challenging mountains and snow tubing on the fluffy white snow. The area’s many scenic trails also give winter enthusiasts the opportunity for snow shoeing, cross country skiing and snowmobiling.

As the ponds and lakes freeze over they provide a solid glass- like quality for ice skating and ice fishing, which are also favorite past times.


Hiking (65)
Boundary Trail - Greentown, PA
This 4 mile trail traces the eastern boundary of the Park. It can be accessed from Tree Tower Trail (42) across Route 390 from the main parking lot. “Boundary” ends at Pickerel Point Road, which westbound 1/3 of a mile toward Route 390 brings one to Rhododendron Trail at Intersection 92....

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Kleinhans Trail, Promised Land State Park Kleinhans Trail - Greentown, PA
Another 2+ mile loop trail, it can be accessed from the main Bruce Lake Access parking lot (Intersection 49) on the west side of Route 390. Entering on the right, take the trail northwest about 1 mile to 48 near Old Greentown Road, then left down across Cross Cut Trail (47) to Intersection 51 near...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Biking
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PA State Game Lands, Lake Shohola Main Gamelands “Farms” Road Trails - Shohola, PA
From the main parking entrance, a short way up Rt. 6, is the entry road to the interior of the gamelands(known as Farms Road, but not marked). It runs 3 miles up the west side of Shohola Lake, accessing two boat launches and numerous trails: Willis Hill…This is the first trail you come...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Foundation Trail - Milford, PA
Down the road from Huckleberry Trail at the end of Lily Pond, an old woods road leads off to the left. This is a very satisfying hike along the long-out-of-use, rutted road for a good ¾ mile through beautiful upland woods to another tributary of the Savantine. The road continues on the other...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Blue Loop Trail - Hawley, PA
Blue Loop Trail around Gates Meadow

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Loop Trail - Milford, PA
From the end of the parking lot, head out through the pines to a meadow and a rocky area above where the Craft Brook makes a turn to meet the Sawkill. Off to the left, you will see an old woods road which follows the brook then loops around to Schocopee Road. You are now in the Milford Experimental...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Stairway Lake Trail Stairway Lake Trail - , PA
A short way further on Cummins Hill Road from Lost Camp on the left is the Stairway Lake Trail parking lot. Follow the trail leading into the woods to Slateston Road (may be unmarked) and bear left to Stairway, a deep-woods dammed lake. Note the vista nearby.

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Ridgeline Trail - Dingmans Ferry, PA
This 4.5-mile trail is blazed in yellow and begins at the forest edge behind Cabin #1, off of the north end of the main building parking lot, along with the Scenic Gorge Trail. The trail wanders through expansive oak-hickory forests, shady hemlock ravines and around numerous vernal wetlands and the...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Moosewood Trail - Greentown, PA
One of the four trails within the Ledgedale Natural Area.

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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State Forest Land Lost Camp Trail (Western Access) - , PA
About a mile down the road from Yellow Pine is the first of two accesses to Lost Camp Trail. It runs 2 miles over to its eastern access on Cummins Hill Road. General location is within the Upper Delaware Region.

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Pond Eddy Trails - , PA
Beyond the entrance to Buckhorn, Firetower Road continues and descends to a circular clearing that can be used for parking. You are now in the State gamelands. As you enter the clearing, there is a hiking trail off to your right and a hiking road off to the left. The first is about 2 miles to the...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Fishing
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Pond Trail - Greentown, PA
One of the four trails within the Ledgedale Natural Area.

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Range Trail - Milford, PA
On the way out to the Craft Farm, you cross a pipeline. Coming back, take it down over Craft Brook and up to the next high ridge to Range Trail. The track along the pipeline is rough, so be conscious of your footing. Also, you may have to leap from stone to stone to cross the Craft. When you reach...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Cliff Park Trail System Map Cliff Park Trail System - Dingmans Ferry, PA
South of Milford, and connecting to the Knob and Raymondskill Falls, is popular, well-worn trail above the escarpment cliffs over the Delaware. The views are stunning, of farmland,the river, Minisink Island (spiritual center of the Lenape Nation), New Jersey's Kittatinny Mountains (the needle is...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Eagle Observation and Bird Watching
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Tumbling Waters Trail - Dingmans Ferry, PA
This 3-mile orange blazed trail begins along with the Fossil trail, across from PEEC's two group lodges, 30 yards up the campus road from PEEC's dining hall. At the end of the first mile, hikers are rewarded with a beautiful overlook at Hermits Hill of the Delaware Valley and Kittatiny Mountains in...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Pinchot Trail Pinchot Trail - Milford, PA
Pinchot Trail links Milford Beach (DEWA) on the Delaware (the northern terminus of the 32-mile long McDade Recreational Trail from Hialeah Beach and slated for completion in 2007) with Grey Towers via the Borough. Then, on the other side of GT (as explained in #6), it follows Schocopee Road to Pike...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Huckleberry Trail - Milford, PA
From the parking lot on the other side of Lily Pond Dam, look for a barely visible path into the woods on the left as the road turns. It’s a short ¼ mile over a low ridge to where Savantine Creek flows from a small swamp.

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Decker Pond Trails - Pecks Pond, PA
About a mile eastbound on Rt. 6 from the intersection with 507 at the Tafton Dike is a left-hand entrance into the Decker Pond area of State Gameland #183(look for rifle range sign). A short ride on a light duty road, brings you to a small parking area. From here the trail heads up Buckhorn...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Fishing
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Ledgedale Natural Area Trails - Hawley, PA
This 80-acre woodland tract is located at the southern end of the lake; its parking lot can be accessed from Ledgedale Rd. off Rt. 507 near I-84, or from Everly Rd. to Ledgedale off Rt. 590 in the other direction. There are 4 intersecting trails(Lenape, Big Tree, Pond, and Moosewood),...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
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Deer White Deer Trail - Hawley, PA
The intersecting White Deer Trail which crosses 402 over to White Deer Lake. At the end of White Deer Lake Road is another small parking area(off 402) which accesses DeGroat Road over to West Brook Trail. It can be followed along Spring Brook Creek back out to Rt. 6 and parking(about 2 miles).

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Brooks Trail - Shohola, PA
On the other side of Shohola Creek on Rt. 6 is a right turn for Shohola Falls Inn(sign). A short ways in is a fork, right to two large parking areas and a falls overlook, and left to cabins.As you approach the hunting cabins and cottages(a private business), there is a closed woodland road to...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Adams Creeks Trail Entrance Adams Creek Trail - Bushkill, PA
Adams Creek ravine was the favorite hunting spot of Marie Zimmermann and her ashes are scattered there. Look for the link from this trail to Conashaugh View Trail above her property. There is a small parking area off Route 209 near the Adams Creek Bridge, with a short trail to the river. The trail...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Raymondskill Raymondskill Falls - Dingmans Ferry, PA
Raymondskill Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state, and only 4 feet shorter than Niagara, Raymondskill Falls has always been a tourist attraction. The 100-footlong rectangular mound surrounded with weeds near the turn off from US 209 is all that remains of the former Hotel Schanno. To get to...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Shohola Falls Trail Shohola Falls Trail - Shohola, PA
Going east on Rt. 6 from 434 and Well Road(roughly midway between there and the Shohola Falls Trails End entrance, 2 miles either way), is the turn-in to the paved parking area of State Game Land #180(encompassing the wetlands of the dammed Shohola Lake)…From the left end of the parking...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Fishing
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Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail Joseph McDade - Bushkill, PA
Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail is a planned recreational trail which extends for 37 miles along the river valley on the Pennsylvania side. Two segments are open for hiking, biking, and crosscountry skiing. 1. A segment of 5 miles runs parallel to River Road northward from Hialeah...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Biking
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Highline Road Trail - Pecks Pond, PA
At the far end of Pine Flats Road where it intersects with Hay Road Middle Branch, take a right and follow around to the intersection with Highline Road (3/4 miles). Turn right and follow it north along the powerline to Hobday Road and out to Route 402, well above Pecks Pond. Note several spur...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Track Cut Trail - Bushkill, PA
Access this trail from the Stairway Lake Trail (#13). At Slateston Road, turn right to Track Cut Trail. The entrance is on the left. It works its way toward the Delaware and the “track cut” along the river, about 2 miles.

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Mill Brook Trails - Greentown, PA
This double trail can be accessed from the parking area at the western end of the Lower Lake (Intersection 22), about 2 miles from Route 390 along Lower Lake Road at the Park Office turn. From 22 the trail runs on both sides of the E. Branch Wallenpaupack Creek (.5 mile) as it exits from Lower Lake,...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Biking
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Pinchot Tree Trail Grey Towers Trails - Milford, PA
Just outside Milford off Route 6 on Old Owego Turnpike, Grey Towers National Historic Site (home of the US Forest Service and ancestral home of Gifford Pinchot, First Forester of the Nation and two time Governor of Pennsylvania) sits on high land cut by Sawkill Creek. Grey Towers, beside tours...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Tarkill Trail - Pecks Pond, PA
Across Route 402 from the High Knob entrance road is The Tarkill Forest Demonstration Area. There is a gated access a short way up Route 402 and 2 miles down Route 402 in the Maple Run Parking Area. Along this marked trail you will see identified trees, examples of forest management practices and...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Sign at Shuman Point Trail Shuman Point Natural Area Trails - Hawley, PA
Not far off Rt. 6 on 590 at the northwestern end of the Lake, is this natural area’s parking and information center. Access to the main, or Blue Trail, is right here and parallels the shoreline most of the way. About 3 miles, it takes about 1 ½ hours, and it is recommended to hike...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Big Tree Trail - Greentown, PA
One of the four trails within the Ledgedale Natural Area

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Bruce Lake Trail, Promised Land State Park Bruce Lake Trail - Greentown, PA
From the parking lot at Intersection 52 on Route 390 near the Village of Promised Land, this trail runs nearly 5 miles to and around Bruce Lake and then south all the way to the east bank of Promised Land Lake (81). To loop back to the parking lot rather than go all the way south, at Intersection 64...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
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Egypt Meadow Lake, Promised Land State Park Egypt Meadow Lake - Greentown, PA
Egypt Meadow Lake was created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. Earlier the area was covered with hollow, soft, meadow grass that was harvested and used as packing material for the famous Dorflinger's Glass Works in White Mills, Pa. The glass works began in 1865 and was the largest...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Fishing
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Sensory Trail - Dingmans Ferry, PA
This short, quarter-mile trail is intended to increase your sensory awareness. A rope guides blindfolded users around a short loop trail. Blindfolds can be picked up at the main office. This trail is located along PEEC's campus road just past the entrance to the Tumbling Waters and Fossil Trails.

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Point Peter Trail - Lackawaxen, PA
The second trail is accessed from the other side of Honesdale-Mast Hope and about a half-mile down from the woodland road turn(no parking). It rises 300 feet to the highest point in the area(Point Peter), work- ing along the hill to the top, about a mile. The trail proceeds, but reaches...

Location:   Upper Delaware River Region
Activities: Fishing
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Bear Wallow Trail - Greentown, PA
This nearly 3 mile trail runs between Bear Wallow Road (Intersection 41) in the center of the Park on the Lower Lake side of Route 390 northwest to Bear Wallow Access parking (37) off Old Greentown Road. Along the way it intersects with Tree Tower (40), Lower Lake (39), Cross Cut (38 & 98) and...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Biking
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Conashaugh View Trail Conashaugh View Trail - Bushkill, PA
This equestrian trail is also great hiking. It winds up and down the steep hills on both sides of Conashaugh and Dry Creeks, the next water courses feeding the Delaware south of the Raymondskill. While just off Route 209 at several points, this trail is best accessed from the parking area on...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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View of Milford, PA from the Knob Trail Trail to The Knob - Bushkill, PA
High above the intersection of Milford’s main streets (Broad & Harford) is a visible overlook, known locally as The Knob, and part of the plateau escarpment formed by the Delaware River. To hike it, go down East Harford two blocks to Mott Street, then a short way to the Mott Street...

Location:   Delaware River Region
Activities: Hiking
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Pineflat Trails - Pecks Pond, PA
Across Route 402 from the intersection with Bushkill Falls Road (Burnt Mills Parking Area) are the Pineflat Trails, part of a network of snowmobile trails in winter. Leading straight into the forest is Pineflat Fireline Trail, and going north along Route 402 is Pineflat Trail. Both intersect with...

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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High Knob Trail - Pecks Pond, PA
Off Hobday Road near Route 402 is the gated road to High Knob Fire Tower, said to be the highest point in Pike County. There is a great view here and an even better one if the ranger on duty should invite you up into the tower. Parking is limited.

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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Maple Run Trail - Pecks Pond, PA
Off of the Pecks Pond parking area, Maple Run Road (gated) runs into the forest to Hawley Camp Road, looping in several directions including the Tarkill (#34). This is also a designated snowmobile trail in season. The full circuit is 5 – 6 miles.

Location:   Lake Wallenpaupack Region
Activities: Hiking
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