Sunset
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Distance: 1.00 mile
Restrooms: Yes
Stroller Friendly: No
Wheelchair Friendly: No
Playground: No
Dog Friendly: Yes
Location: Gifford Pinchot State Park, Boat Mooring Area #3
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Please note: Wear good hiking shoes or boots — there are wet and rocky areas on the trail.
- Park close to the dock and information board. Look for the Lakeside Trail sign and follow this trail, keeping the lake on your left.
- You’ll pass by stacked rocks and a small set of steps to what was once the foundation of a farmhouse many years ago.
- Watch your footing as the trail goes up an incline. There are rocks and tree roots on the trail, so step carefully as you follow the blue and yellow blazes.
- You should soon see a large, flat rock right in the middle of the trail that kind of looks like a heart. Keep going!
- Pretty soon, you will see groups of very large boulders on the ground between the trail and the lake. As you continue on the trail, you might catch a glimpse of a very old stone farmhouse across the lake.
- You should soon see another group of large boulders on your left that are along the edge of the lake. Continue on as the trail bends slightly to the right.
- When you see a stream and an uprooted tree with a large rock in its roots, STOP! (Do not try to cross the stream.) The post is located to the left of the trail before the stream.
- To return to your vehicle, turn around and retrace your steps back to the parking area.
Read More About It
- Flamingo Sunset by Jonathan London
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- Suncatcher by Jose Pimienta
Snippets of Information
- By the time you see the sun set, it's actually gone.
- Pollution causes those prettier sunsets.
- No two sunsets are ever the same.
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