Trail Guides
Below are many trail guides that you can use to navigate through Chestnut Mountain and Buck Hill Falls.
Trail Challenge Hikes
To view the full map of the challenge hikes click here.
Short out and back to the Buck Hill Falls.
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Walk historic paths to the old Inn site and the Community Garden.
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Out and back from Rolloff Road.
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Loop trail through Jenkins Woods.
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HISTORIC MOUNTAIN LAUREL BRIDLE PATH
Loop trail exploring an old route around the south edge of Buck Hill Falls.
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Out and back to the site of old Deer Lake.
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This hike travels past the famous Dinosaur Rock and west side Greenway.
Novice
Hike the Glade & Upper Glen paths.
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THE TWO METZGAR’S & LOTTIE TOO
Loop trail featuring both Metzgar’s trails.
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Out and back on the blue trail to the overlook.
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Loop trail around Mud Swamp and the old Ash Road.
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Maple Swamp trail to Shaffer’s Hill with a short detour to Buck Hill’s own vernal pool.
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RATTLESNAKE FALLS - THE BACK WAY
Out and back hike to the falls, leaving from the state game lands trail head on Pleasant Ridge Road.
Intermediate
Loop trail to Spruce Mountain overlook & Spruce Run Falls.
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Hike Seven Pines Mountain and Devil’s Hole.
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YOU CAN SEE FOREVER…OR AT LEAST TO THE WATER GAP
Hike the Cresco Heights loop trail.
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Loop hike to Big Spring / Reese’s Hole / Ash Road / Chestnut Mountain.
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New Trail! Be one of the first to hike Chestnut Mountain to Spruce Mountain and return via Spruce Lake Retreat. This hike leaves from the Chestnut Mountain trail head.
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Hike Turkey Knoll Summit and return via Big Spring.
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Walk the perimeter of the Buck Hill golf course - all 27 holes! Keep in mind the course is open and be respectful of golfers.
Advanced
Bonus Hikes
THE TOM WIDING SEVEN SUMMITS ROUND
Your challenge is to complete this 20+ mile hike in ONE DAY. It’s BIG, encompassing almost all the trails in Buck Hill. Start and finish at the Golf Club, because you’ll definitely need a pint after this hike. Proceed down Golf Dr, over Hunter's Notch, over though the Inn Site (kiss the fireplace for good luck) and back down on to Falls Dr/ Lenape, cross Golf Dr on to Buck Hill Rd to 191 south to the trails!  This start is slightly different from the map. See map for the rest of the route. Modeled on the Bob Graham Round challenge in England’s Lake District.
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Blaze your own trail and connect to Buck Hill Falls & Swarthmore Gazebo & Margaret’s Falls & the Inn site.
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Loop hike to the overlook, starting at the route 447 trail head.
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Hike any portion of the McDade trail at the Water Gap National Park.