The Hike to Glen Onoko Falls

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

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Distance

4.1 miles

Elevation Gain

1000 ft

Route Type

Loop

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Added by Demetrios Varoumas

A great place in PA at Jim Thorpe State Park. The Glen Onoko Falls is a beautiful, but tough hike.

This shot was taken on The Glen Onoko Falls Trail back in September. There are three falls on this trail, but beware there are signs everywhere and it's a hard hike up the mountain and take extreme caution, because there have been deaths and severely injured people that hiked this mountain. The trail was fairly dry, with an incline just below 1000 ft. I do not have hiking boots, but I highly recommend it. This is a 4.1 mile round trip from top to bottom.

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