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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hiking in Pennsylvania
 

TRAIL SUGGESTIONS:

Hikes from 2 to 6 hours in length
Mt Minsi at the Gap (loop hike: Hikes 1 and 3)
McDade Trail: Hialeah to Turn Farm (5 miles each way, climbs slowly but steadily northbound)
Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) PA (a variety of trails open to all park visitors)

History Hikes and Strolls
McDade Trail I: Hialeah to Turn Farm
Lime Kilns near McDade Trail and Zion Church
McDade Trail II: Milford Beach to Pitman Orchard

(Fairly) Flat and Easy Trails
ϑ about 2 miles round-trip
ϑ little or gradual ascent; no scrambling
ϑ flat trail surface and fairly good footing

Most sections of McDade Trail
Toms Creek Trail
The Appalachian Trail from Totts Gap to the view of Mt. Tammany 

Wheelchair-Accessible Trails
The boardwalk trail at Dingmans Falls

 
a mountain outcrop shaped like a human profile looking to the right
Park Bulletin:
Hike the Gap/New Jersey/Tammany
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McDade Trail near Hialeah PA
Park Bulletin:
McDade Trail PA
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A small, red wildflower with three parts
Park Bulletin:
Woods & Waterfalls in Pennsylvania
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Triangular marker for the AT
Park Bulletin:
Hiking & Backpacking on the Appalachian Trail
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A ranger taking a sample of water from a creek  

Did You Know?
... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean."
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Last Updated: June 09, 2008 at 12:13 EST