RIC001
Location: 41.32972, -76.290604
From trailhead, begin hiking east on well-marked Falls Trail
RIC002
Location: 41.328983, -76.28801
Right onto Ganoga Glen Trail. Park is named after Col. Robert Bruce Ricketts, Battle of Gettysburg veteran
RIC003
Location: 41.326389, -76.288429
Stay left on Ganoga Glen Trail/Falls Trail, following current of west Kitchen Creek before entering Ganoga Glen
RIC004
Location: 41.323589, -76.283783
Follow switchbacks and stairs down west side of 94-foot Ganoga Falls; take rocky path toward falls for a midday rest
RIC005
Location: 41.321396, -76.275512
Stay Right 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: 41.318661, -76.274246
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: 41.316418, -76.273308
Trail splits into two parallel tracks. Flip a coin: both lead to next waypoint
RIC008
Location: 41.311138, -76.275299
Continue south where paths reconnect
RIC009
Location: 41.298839, -76.273259
Cross PA 118 before hitting Adams Falls, a wide stream dropping over mahogany-colored rock. Then backtrack to Waypoint 5, turn right, cross bridge, and head north up Glen Leigh Trail
RIC010
Location: 41.329896, -76.273699
Ascend steep steps and switchbacks, then turn left onto Highland Trail
RIC011
Location: 41.328752, -76.277572
Midway Crevasse, elephant-sized split boulder sitting stubbornly on path; continue around back to Waypoint 2; return to car
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