Hickory Run Boulder Field

Hickory Run State Park, PA New Jersey + Delaware Watergap + Poconos

Trip stats

Distance
0.8 mi
Net Gain
Minimal ft
Time
1-2 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 2
Route
Out/Back

Ratings out of 10

Effort
0.9/10
Personality
3/10
Beauty
3/10
Solitude
0.9/10
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Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

41.050657, -75.645703

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

Trip report

Oct 25, 2009 — Hickory Run State Park, where the boulder field is located, is a nice park at the southwest corner of the Pocono Mountains. I remember coming here as a kid a long time ago and later trying to find it on Google Maps without knowing what it was called (and at the time, it wasn't marked on the Internet). While this isn't much of a hike, it's still really neat because, well, science. Sadly, people graffiti (of course because of the easy access), but scrambling around for a bit gives a sense of how big the boulder field is, a cool feature for Pennsylvania, and removes you from the casual viewers.

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Photos

6 photos

  1. Starting from the trailhead, a view of the boulder field seen ahead.
  2. This is a really cool spot with large boulders for hopping over.
  3. I just wrapped around the boulder field to get a sense of the scale.
  4. Hickory Run boulder field.
  5. Wide shot of the Hickory Run State Park boulder field.

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