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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hike Waterfall Trails in Pennsylvania
 

Childs Park is closed. Update Nov. 2011: Rehabilitation of Childs Park will last through the fall of 2012. | Details

Dingmans Falls boardwalk trail, Hornbecks (Indian Ladders), and Adams Creek Trails are closed due to damage from Hurricane Irene.

 

A listing of all of these trails, and a guide to hemlock ravines, is included in the bulletin on Woods & Waterfalls at the right.(pdf file)

McDade Trail | Hikes at PEEC

 

Raymondskill Falls GPS 41.290299 -74.841310

A 1/4-mile round-trip hike leads through a hemlock ravine to the Upper Falls. (70 ft. climb) The Middle Falls are a 1/2-mile round-trip, using steep, uneven stairs (150 ft. climb.) Raymondskill Creek at the bottom of the ravine is a 1 mile round-trip with a steep ascent on the return (200 ft. climb.)
Directions
Raymondskill Road is on the west side of Route 209 (a sharp left turn if northbound), at about milepost 18.

 

Dingmans Falls GPS 41.229477 -74.887899

Dingmans Falls Trail is CLOSED FOR THE SEASON due to damage from Hurricane Irene. Updates

A flat boardwalk trail, accessible to wheelchair-users, leads through a hemlock ravine to the base of Dingmans Falls (1/2 mile round-trip, no climb.) From the base of the falls, a steep climb of 240 steps reaches the top of the falls.
Directions: Turn west (left if northbound)  from Route 209 at milepost 14 onto Johnny Bee Road. Johnny Bee Road intersects Route 209 just south of the intersection of Route 209 with Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry PA.

 

Toms Creek Picnic Area GPS 41.126817 -74.955121

This trail heads west on an old roadbed alongside the creek for about a mile before ending at creek side. This first mile is a flat stroll, ideal for small children. 
About 1/2 mile along the trail, a footpath climbs the wooded slope on the right up to the millpond of Egypt Mills. From here Big Egypt Road, recently abandoned for auto usewill lead back down to Toms Creek Road for a loop hike of about 2 miles.
Directions
Toms Creek is on a parallel road off the west side of Route 209.
Look for signs on Route 209. Going north on 209, bear left onto Little Egypt Road between mileposts 4 and 5 and continue straight. Going south on 209, turn right between mileposts 6 and 5 and continue straight. Route 209 is a state highway: signal your turn, check your rearview mirror, and turn with caution.

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Park Bulletin:
Woods & Waterfalls in Pennsylvania
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Last Updated: November 17, 2011 at 08:31 MST