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Tumbling Waters Trail

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Distance:
0.8 Miles / 1.3 km
Type:
Out-and-Back
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
~24 minutes
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Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Town:
Pine Ridge, Pennsylvania
Get Directions:
41.153581, -74.91642
Added:
December 12, 2023
Updated:
December 12, 2023
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117'

Total Change
137'

Ascent
137'

Descent

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Key Takeaways

  • Tumbling Waters Trail is an easy 0.8-mile out-and-back hike in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, leading to the 70-foot Tumbling Waters waterfall.
  • The trailhead is unmarked as of December 2023, requiring awareness of its location along US-209 near Pine Ridge, PA, and features a scenic creek-side walk with smaller waterfalls along the way.
  • The best views of Tumbling Waters are at its base, but caution is advised due to extremely slippery rocks.

Tumbling Waters Trail

The Tumbling Waters Trail at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area near Pine Ridge, Pennsylvania is an easy 0.8-mile out-and-back hike that leads to the ~70-foot multi-tiered waterfall, Tumbling Waters.

Hike Description
This hike begins at the medium-sized parking turnout at the coordinates provided along US-209. The trailhead, as of December 2023, had no signage, which makes this trail a bit obscure unless you know where to look. Hikers will follow the main path as it heads northwest from the parking area, passing an old stone storage "grotto" along the way -- located around mile 0.05, just a few-hundred feet into the hike.

The trail then follows the creek as it skirts its banks, providing hikers with a scenic creek side walk, as it heads northward. The trail then bends around the last corner to head westward toward Tumbling Waters. Along the way, hikers will find several small waterfalls (approx. 3-feet max) within the creek, located off-trail.

Tumbling Waters ~70-foot waterfall - Mile 0.4
Around mile 0.35, hikers will get a view of the large Tumbling Waters downstream from the trail. The best views are at the base of the waterfall, located around mile 0.4 -- at the end of this GPS track. The closer you get to the base, the worse some of the upper-tier views get, so you can poke around the banks of the creek to find a spot you like -- just be careful of the super slippery and slick rocks.

After visiting Tumbling Waters, this hike ends at mile 0.8 after hiking back to the parking lot.

Parking
Hikers will find a medium-sized parking turnout at the coordinates provided. The lot is large enough to fit about a dozen vehicles, or slightly less, as of December 2023.

Pets
Dogs are allowed if leashed and must be cleaned up after.

Warnings
Slick rocks: The best views of Tumbling Waters is from the base, around the creek's banks; however, the bank of this creek is littered with slick and slippery bedrock. Watch your step and don't get too close to the water in case you accidentally slip.
Explore 13 trails near Pine Ridge, PA
  1. Parking

    41.153581, -74.91642
  2. Main Trailhead

    41.153582, -74.916568
  3. Old stone storage grotto

    41.153928, -74.917031
    Old stone storage grotto
  4. Tumbling Waters waterfall, approx. 70-feet tall

    41.157422, -74.919394
    Tumbling Waters waterfall, approx. 70-feet tall
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 based on 1 rating.
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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