Main Trail, River Lookout and Chimney Rock is a 2.7 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Riegelsville, Pennsylvania that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Please note that if the parking lot is not plowed, it is not open.
March 7, 2021Still a lot of snow on the trails.
March 3, 2021Beautiful trail!
January 23, 2021What a nice small gem. Beautiful hike, nice views and scenery. A nice 90 min hike if you do all the trails and backtrack. (with a dog, not fast hiking) Very nice for a quick little hike
January 22, 2021great place to enjoy nature
January 17, 2021January 17, 2021Trail was nice, couple places with a steep climb. Great time. Pretty scenery even in winter
January 16, 2021A great set of trails in a compact park. Fields, deep woods, elevation changes. My local go to trail for a nice workout.
January 9, 2021Well maintained with good views that summer foliage would obscure. Some large groups talking (yelling) loudly but otherwise pretty peaceful.
January 5, 2021Rocky and wet leaf covered with solitude elevation change and fab bird obs station on main trail at the end. No one else here Lovely river views
January 2, 2021Well marked. One of the less rocky trails in the area, other than certain points. Have a map if you don’t have a good sense of direction. If you start counterclockwise you’ll kick off with a pretty steep climb. Nice hills for such a short local hike. Not all that crowded and most mask up as you pass one another.
December 28, 2020December 27, 2020Liked it. Great hime
December 26, 2020December 12, 2020CLOSED.
November 14, 2020November 7, 2020First time planning - Nice trails
October 31, 2020Not much view but very nice hike. Totally worth it.
October 31, 2020October 27, 2020No good views but a very good hike
October 18, 2020Nice covered trail. Well marked, can’t really get lost. Trees obscure view of river, but looking through the woods is nice. Definitely straight up the hill hike in a few places. I was tired. Great parking lot. Visitors center was closed. This is a Natural Lands trail.
October 11, 2020Decent overall trail. Too many leaves on trees tog et great views but still good. The uphill can be steep in parts but footing is easy. Nothing tricky. Enjoy!
October 11, 2020Beautiful, well-marked trails. Some steep inclines, but a great location!
October 10, 2020October 5, 2020September 29, 2020It’s not for the faint of heart, but has a very scenic trail. With a bird watching station to allow for some nice pictures.
September 22, 2020Hiked the Main Trail, River Lookout, and Turnpike Trail today. The trails were much more steep than expected - be prepared! The River Lookout Trail is especially steep and rocky. Really beautiful scenery and peaceful trails. Very well marked!
September 20, 2020Well marked clear trail. More elevation and rocks than expected (not easy, more moderate). Short Detour for turnpike portion of trail, but joins back quickly.
September 19, 2020Beautiful trails, well marked and extremely clean. Hats off to the person(s) who cares for this natural space! Good workout with some steep ups and downs.
September 6, 2020This is a lovely spot. Fantastically well-kept, wide trails, great signage and trail markings, and a diversity of terrain (including some nice steep slogs) make this place a new local favorite. Both the chimney rock and lookout out-and-back segments were worth doing even in summer, but I will definitely be back in fall for views on the latter. Signs posted around the sanctuary provided genuinely insightful info about preservation and historical factors influencing the diversity of 'reclaimed' land. I really appreciated the time and care that go into the design and maintenance of this place—I will donate and come back!
