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Summer Adventures 2017: PA Edition

"Think a little less, live a little more"

Julia Trout

Apr 10, 2017

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Cucumber Falls

30ft Waterfall!

Address: Cucumber Falls, Stewart Township, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 56 minutes

- Pittsburg: 1 hour & 22 minutes

- Philadelphia: 4 hours & 32 minutes

Dry Run Falls

20ft Waterfall!

Address: Dry Run Falls, Hillsgrove Township, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 7 minutes

- Pittsburg: 3 hours & 57 minutes

- Philadelphia: 3 hours and 13 minutes

Mill Creek Falls

25ft Waterfall!

Address: Mill Creek Rd, Falls Township, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 57 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 56 minutes

- Philadelphia: 34 minutes

Raymond Skill Falls

150ft Waterfall!

Address: Raymondskill Falls, Dingman Township, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 40 minutes

- Pittsburg: 5 hours & 22 minutes

- Philadelphia: 2 hours & 32 minutes

Ricketts Glen Waterfalls

22 waterfalls ranging from 6ft to 92 ft with 3.2 miles of trails!

Address: 695 State Route 487, Benton, PA 17814

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 50 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 2 minutes

- Philadelphia: 2 hours & 31 minutes

Quakertown Falls

50ft Waterfall!

Address: Quakertown Falls, Mahoning Township, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 50 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 3 minutes

- Philadelphia: 2 hours & 31 minutes

Glen Onoko Falls

7.5 mile loop with a 40ft waterfall!

Address: Glen Onoko Falls, Jim Thorpe, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 38 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 43 minutes

- Philadelphia: 1 hour & 36 minutes

Devil's Pool

40ft Cliff Rock jump into a natural swimming hole!

Address: Devil's Pool, Philadelphia, PA

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 1 minute

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 58 minutes

- Philadelphia: 1 hour & 9 minutes

Peace Rock

45 ft tall Cliff Rock jump into swimming hole!

Address: N/A (look up self written directions online)

Hawk Mountain

1,500ft Overlook of Central-Eastern PA

Address: Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation, 402 Blue Mountain Rd, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 49 minutes

- Pittsburg: 3 hours & 54 minutes

- Philadelphia: 1 hour & 53 minutes

Pinnacle Trail Loop

8.9 mile loop up part of the Appalachian Mountain! Great view!

Address: The Pinnacle, Albany Township, PA 19529

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 6 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 4 minutes

- Philadelphia: 1 hour & 37 minutes

Wissahickon Creek Gorge Orange White Trail

9.3 mile trail with waterfall sighting!

Address: Valley Green Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19128

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 1 hour & 52 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 38 minutes

- Philadelphia: 1 hour & 38 minutes

Sand Run Falls

7 mile look with a waterfall sighting!

Address: Arnot Rd, Wellsboro, PA 16901

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 26 minutes

- Pittsburg: 4 hours & 5 minutes

- Philadelphia: 4 hours & 1 minutes

Laurel Ridge State Park

70 miles of trails within 13,000 acres of land (with a beautiful view)

Address: 1117 Jim Mountain Road, Rockwood, PA 15557

ETA:

- Harrisburg: 2 hours & 47 minutes

- Pittsburg: 1 hour & 34 minutes

- Philadelphia: 4 hours & 32 minutes

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