CoreyB’s Trip Reports
Explore 116 Trip Reports (trail reviews) by MyHikes contributor, CoreyB
Dutters Trail to Old Bark Loop
Loyalsock State Forest
Hillsgrove, PA
Hillsgrove, PA
6.5
miles
/ 10.5 km
May 15, 2021
Perfect loop starting on Dry Run Road, mostly along Loyalsock Trail (muddy spots but able to get around) including High Knob overlook, then off-trail along Dutter’s Run for lots of amazing waterfalls! Fairly easy to scramble upstream along rocks & banks - well worth it! Didn’t see a single person! Was able to drive 2 miles back down road and do 2nd hike of day at Ketchum Run which has another 4 large falls & many smaller!
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Mt. Tammany Trail
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hardwick Township, NJ
Hardwick Township, NJ
7.5
miles
/ 12.1 km
February 03, 2024
Amazing DWG views (glad I went super early morning in Winter to avoid crowds). Climb up wasn’t too bad, but totally worth it (3 main overlook sections w/ 2 having rock scramble out/down to edge for best views). Blue dot down rocky, then glad I did the green Dunnfield Creek trail upstream with beautiful cascades! Able to loop by crossing creek, up red-blaze Holly Spring trail which then leads to AT.
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Raymondskill Falls Trail
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Milford, PA
Milford, PA
0.9
miles
/ 1.4 km
November 19, 2022
Short & easy hiking to waterfall, just wish there were more options to see from other angles, especially at bottom of falls lower tier. Worth going upstream past the top lookout for some smaller cascades & beautiful creek. Lower platform pretty icy, so have to watch steps. Not as nice as Dingmans Falls, but both are worth doing in the same day!
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Dingmans Falls & Silverthread Falls Hike
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dingmans Ferry, PA
Dingmans Ferry, PA
1.5
miles
/ 2.4 km
November 19, 2022
I think this is the most beautiful waterfall in the DWG (definitely better fall & hike overall than Raymondskill). Easy walking with very nice boardwalk past Silverhead falls (more impressive in person than photos show for this tall/narrow waterfall) & then to the base of the very beautiful, large Dingman’s falls! Nice steps to get to top of falls, and then definitely worth continuing upstream (multiple paths but no marked trails) for some beautiful smaller cascades! Even with dusting of snow, not slippery. Very family friendly!
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Tumbling Waters Trail
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Pine Ridge, PA
Pine Ridge, PA
1.9
miles
/ 3.1 km
March 04, 2023
This is a very under-the-radar waterfall hike in the DWG, but really an amazing waterfall with a short/easy hike up from Rt.209 to get to! Much harder to scale steep bank on left side to get above & then stream cross on a downed tree, but then there is a very nice 2-tier waterfall to enjoy! This waterfall could also be hiked to from the environmental center which is an easy/short hike.
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Upper Indian Ladders Waterfalls Hike
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dingmans Ferry, PA
Dingmans Ferry, PA
2.5
miles
/ 4.0 km
December 16, 2022
One of the best waterfall hikes in PA! Started at upper trailhead, then hiked downstream all the way to the lowest falls before turning back. Dropped down to creek level lots of times to get better pictures of the falls. Used microspikes since hike along steep bank with snow covered trail. Have done the lower section of the hike up from Rt.209 to the first falls which is a peaceful/flat hike with several bridges, but the upper section has the better waterfalls (just more challenging hiking).
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Little Schrader Grotto Falls
State Game Lands 12
Canton, PA
Canton, PA
5.4
miles
/ 8.7 km
December 30, 2021
Included Little Schrader Grotto starting with a hike farther south to Thomas Run falls which is very nice & easy game road hiking before off-trail hiking upstream on the left/south side a bit. The Schrader Grotto is truly spectacular - awesome rocks formed by the creek, and a waterfall that is very powerful! Tricky to navigate to get the best pictures in winter, but well worth seeing! Hike on left side for that too.
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Kellogg Mountain Overlook
State Game Lands 36
Monroe, PA
Monroe, PA
13.3
miles
/ 21.4 km
August 07, 2021
This is an excellent expansive vista (and did see several rattlesnakes while there in August)! Did as part of bigger hike coming from the south, since first visited the Satterlee Run confluence falls (which is one of my favorite off-trail spots in all of PA)! Both branches have multiple great waterfalls to enjoy! The climb back up the game road is challenging, then the main rocky game road on the ridge that leads to the vista is flat/easy.
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Lower Sand Spring Falls
Hickory Run State Park
Kidder Township, PA
Kidder Township, PA
0.1
miles
/ 0.2 km
November 19, 2023
Included this on my bigger loop around the entire park - definitely worth stopping at this beautiful spot, as is the dam by the Chapel across from Shades of Death trail!
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Shades of Death Trail Waterfalls
Hickory Run State Park
Kidder Township, PA
Kidder Township, PA
14.6
miles
/ 23.5 km
November 19, 2023
Shades of Death is a very beautiful hike along the stream with awesome dam waterfalls & lakes to enjoy! Started with this as part of much bigger loop around Hickory Run SP and had the trail to myself starting super early in the Fall! Great laurel-lined outer trails, then went all the way to Fireline trail vista over Lehigh River which is nice, then back up past a few other nice dams, and north up Hickory Run which has other nice smaller falls in a much less-travled part of the park. This state park has everything you could ask for - just gets busy being in NEPA, so avoid busy times/seasons to fully enjoy!
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Tank Hollow Vista
State Game Lands 141
Jim Thorpe, PA
Jim Thorpe, PA
6.1
miles
/ 9.8 km
February 26, 2021
Have enjoyed this amazing vista over the Lehigh Gorge several times, mostly choosing to go in winter with snow to avoid seeing anyone else at this otherwise busy/popular spot (just have to do longer hike in from the main parking area by the main road in winter). Fairly easy hiking (even pulled my daughter in a sled on one of our trips in the snow)! For bigger adventure which is very challenging, there is a non-blaze trail that heads all the way down to river level, then just a short walk up by the train tracks to access Stony Creek which has a very beautiful waterfall not too far upstream that in winter you can go behind/inside the frozen falls! Whether backtracking, or trying to head upstream on the rhodo-filled banks to then eventually climb up and reach an outer blue-blaze trail that goes back to the start, it's tough going (especially when post-holing in the snow)!
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Jim Thorpe Tunnel (Turn Hole Tunnel)
Lehigh Gorge State Park
Jim Thorpe, PA
Jim Thorpe, PA
3.9
miles
/ 6.3 km
March 12, 2023
Even if the tunnel is closed, worth it to do the short but challenging climb up over top of the tunnel which has an excellent vista facing north over the Lehigh Gorge & Glen Onoko! There is a trail, just not blazed, and easy to follow since it's just a quick climb up. Did this as part of hike up to Hetchell's Tooth vista & back.
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