If you’re looking for directions to Hackers Falls in Pike County, you’re in the right place!
Hackers Falls is a 20 foot-tall, fan shaped waterfall located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pike County.
The trailhead for the hike as described here is located along Raymondskill Road, close to Raymondskill Falls.
If navigating by GPS coordinates, use 41.29016, -74.84120 to locate this parking area across the road from the trailhead.
The trek to Hackers Falls as shown on the map below is a 1.6 mile out-and-back hike (0.8 miles out, 0.8 miles back).
The hike follows the yellow-blazed Hackers Trail.
The trail is well-worn and obvious, but it does intersect with other trails, including the Cliff Trail, so be sure to pay attention at these intersections and continue to follow the yellow-blazed Hackers Trail to the falls.
Your first views of Hackers Falls will be from downstream.
The trail continues up the right side of Raymondskill Creek (the body of water that Hackers Falls lies on), allowing closer inspection of the falls (located at GPS coordinates 41.29866, -74.83850).
When you’ve had your fill of Hackers Falls, simply retrace your steps back to the parking area.
Nearby Attractions
The Cliff Trail features 4 outstanding scenic overlooks of the Delaware River valley from its vantage point high atop Raymondskill Ridge in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Raymondskill Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is billed by the National Park Service as the “tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania” at 178 feet tall.
Dingmans Falls in in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area checks in at 130 feet tall, good enough for the title of “second tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania.”
Shohola Falls, located along Route 6 in Pike County, is what I would call “almost-roadside” – a 5 minute walk from the parking area.
Sawkill and Savantine Falls are a pair of picturesque but seldom-seen waterfalls in the Pike County portions of the Delaware State Forest.
Bushkill Falls, often dubbed the “Niagara of Pennsylvania,” is a privately-owned Poconos nature park that features eight stunning waterfalls, accessible through a network of scenic trails and beautiful boardwalks that cater to all levels of hikers.
Upper Indian Ladders Falls in Pike County is a 30 foot-tall, multi-tiered waterfall along Upper Hornbecks Creek, located within the 77,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Lower Indian Ladders Falls is a 25 foot-tall waterfall along Lower Hornbecks Creek, also located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
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