Brook
Location: 41.3171310424805, -76.2736053466797
Water rolls over rocky diving boards on this trailside brook.
©Michael Badeaux
Erie Falls
Location: 41.3217430114746, -76.2764511108398
The 47-foot drop of Erie Falls.
©Michael Badeaux
Framed by Trees
Location: 41.3236274719238, -76.2839126586914
Ganoga Falls plummets 94 feet.
©Michael Badeaux
Mohawk Falls
Location: 41.3285293579102, -76.2882232666016
The white-washed ribbon of Mohawk Falls.
©Michael Badeaux
RIC001
Location: 41.329719543457, -76.2906036376953
From trailhead, begin hiking E on well-marked Falls Trail
RIC002
Location: 41.3289833068848, -76.2880096435547
R @ Y onto Ganoga Glen Trail. Park is named after Col. Robert Bruce Ricketts, Battle of Gettysburg veteran
RIC003
Location: 41.3263893127441, -76.2884292602539
Stay L on Ganoga Glen Trail/Falls Trail, following current of W Kitchen Creek before entering Ganoga Glen
RIC004
Location: 41.3235893249512, -76.2837829589844
Follow switchbacks and stairs down W side of 94-ft. Ganoga Falls; take rocky path toward falls for a midday rest
RIC005
Location: 41.3214492797852, -76.2755126953125
Stay R @ T to Waters Meet, where 2 forks merge, presenting 4 spectacular waterfalls and an open, shallow pool. Birders may want to hunker down here with binocs to view up to 23 species of warblers
RIC006
Location: 41.318660736084, -76.2742462158203
Cool off behind Harrison Wright Falls, then continue past old-growth hemlock, pine, oak, some over 900 years old. Note: No swimming allowed
RIC007
Location: 41.3164176940918, -76.273307800293
Trail splits into two parallel tracks. Flip a coin: both lead to next WPT
RIC008
Location: 41.3111381530762, -76.2752990722656
Continue S where paths reconnect
RIC009
Location: 41.2988891601562, -76.2734069824219
Cross PA 118 before hitting Adams Falls, a wide stream dropping over mahogany-colored rock. Then return to WPT 5, turn R, cross bridge, and head N up Glen Leigh Trail
RIC010
Location: 41.3299102783203, -76.2736663818359
Ascend steep steps and switchbacks, then turn L onto Highland Trail
RIC011
Location: 41.3288116455078, -76.2775802612305
Midway Crevasse, elephant-sized split boulder sitting stubbornly on path; continue around back to WPT 2; return to car
Rickets Falls
Location: 41.3282775878906, -76.2738494873047
A 38-foot drop into a deep pool.
©Michael Badeaux
Sheldon Reynolds Falls
Location: 41.3077049255371, -76.2756118774414
Another beautiful cascade. © Michael Badeaux
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