The Friends of Salt Springs Park, Inc. • PO Box 541 • Montrose PA • 18801 • 570.967.7275 • info@friendsofsaltspringspark.org
The Friends maintain 12.75 miles of trails througout Salt Springs Park and the adjoining Friends' land. Trail descriptions are provided below the Trail Map.
Helpful hint: When using a trail map
Access this trail across the bridge from the Wheaton House. It follows Fall Brook and climbs steeply along the three waterfalls. Use extreme caution on slippery rocks and near the edge of the falls. After the third waterfall, the trail flattens out and follows the brook past Buckley Road until it ends at the intersection with the Bunny Trail.
Access this trail at the northeast end of the picnic area, past the Salt Spring. Follow right and climb steeply up the hill into the old growth hemlock forest. Just past the intersection with Woodland Trail, Hemlock Trail becomes a raised boardwalk. It follows the east rim of the gorge past Penny Rock to where a right spur leads to an observation platform overlooking the falls. Use extreme caution near cliffs and steep drop-offs. The trail continues to where it eventually intersects Fall Brook Trail.
Reached from Hemlock Trail, this trail circles around the east side of the old growth stand. Watch for where a hemlock almost 300 years old has fallen across the path.
Access this trail at the northeast end of the picnic area, past the Salt Spring. Follow left up the moderate slope along the edge of the hill. The trail swings south and climbs gently through mixed hardwoods before leveling out and turning west to where it intersects Woodland Trail.
This trail extends the loop of Hardwood Trail, climbing steadily up the mountain through mixed hardwoods, before circling back to rejoin it.
This trail is accessed from behind the dairy barn and follows Silver Creek through hemlocks and carpets of ferns. It follows the creek, climbing gradually through mixed hardwoods, and then up a steep climb to where it connects with Meadow Trail. An old stone wall makes an interesting rest stop.
Accessed from either Buckley Road or Silver Creek Trail, this largely flat trail loops through meadows and by old foundations, stone walls and an interesting shale outcropping.
This loop is best accessed from a small parking lot on Buckley Road, east of where Fall Brook crosses the road. It ascends gently along Fall Brook to a small clearing which was once a log landing. It then climbs steeply for a short distance through hardwood forest before intersecting and paralleling Cliff Trail through forest and old fields, with some excellent views. It leaves Cliff Trail, passes a delightful spring, and then descends through a forest back to the parking lot.
This trail can be reached from either Bunny Trail or from a parking lot by walking up the old logging road. Watch on the right for a sign pointing to the blue-blazed Cliff Trail. After a short climb on Bunny Trail, Cliff Trail then follows the contours of the land, gently climbing to the southwest corner of the property where there is an interesting spring area and Frog Pond. All along this section are boulders and cliffs worth exploring for ferns and wildflowers. From the pond, the trail follows old logging roads and then descends to where it intersects Bunny Trail and then back to the parking lot.
This trail consists of a short climb of about 0.3 mile from the Frog Pond to the hightest point on the Friends' property, returning to Frog Pond via old logging roads. The summit is a relatively flat area, with large, widely spaced trees.
This trail links Silver Creek Trail and the Meadow Trail in the park to the Wetland Trail and Fall Brook Trail on the Friends' land at Buckley Road. It follows an easy grade through a ravine and across the Wetland Trail bridge.
This trail starts at the Buckley Road bridge and traverses the wetlands north of Fall Brook. It then crosses the creek and follows the south side of the creek. Of interest are the signs of beaver activity and the wetland plants and shrubs.
Designed specifically for accessibility, this short, wide trail begins at a new parking lot on the north side of Buckley Road and winds through light and dense forest on generally level land. It connects to Fall Brook Trail near the Overlook to the falls.
This trail has been laid out, cleared, and blazed but is not yet named. It is accessed from either the Hardwood Trail, with which it connects, or from the parking lot on Buckley Road. From Hardwood Trail, it meanders south, crosses Buckley Road, and continues through a meadow, into woodlands, along an old logging trail, and through re-growth forest before connecting to Summit Trail.
