3/2/2024 0 Comments Montage mountain conditions![]() Above this slide were cascades, falls and more slides, curving through the bedrock. Above that it another incredible bedrock slide, one of the longest I’ve seen. Make your way up the creek to a twelve foot falls, then a long slide. This is what I called Montage Glen and it is the highlight of the hike, as you will soon see. Here, your second off trail section begins. Reach a wooden bridge across a creek, a ten foot falls is just downstream. Cross Stafford Meadow Brook on an old bridge and continue upstream. The brook has rapids, pools and boulders. Pick up Ore Mine Road and turn right onto it. It is best to cross Stafford Meadow Brook there was a fallen log when we were there. Cross Stone Cabin Brook and hike into a beautiful forest. Here, there is an old grade, follow it down along the tumbling stream into more hemlocks. Hike into a beautiful hemlock forest and reach the stone cabin, a quaint, whimsical structure that seems to belong in Snow White. Reach a scenic waterfall with three drops, about 15 feet tall or so. Continue down the brook as cascades and slides begin to form. A stream forms this creek does not appear to have an official name, so I called it Stone Cabin Brook for the purpose of description. Hike down the valley and make your way through laurel, which is not too thick. ![]() Before climbing again on the road, turn left and begin the off trail section. Reach the end of a forest road, which I believe to be Montage Road. Reach a split, it is best to go right as it is less wet. The atv trails ascend to a knob, here you might want to go off trail along the edge of the mountain where there are several nice views.Ĭontinue on the atv trail. Follow atv trails to the left that climb the ridge. Reach a gap in the ridge, where the road continues and descends do not descend. Near the top, avoid the road to the right. In the deep gorges and hemlock forests, I could not believe I was on the edge of a city.įrom the parking area, walk around the gate and climb up the forest road. Within a few miles of the city is natural beauty and isolation. On the doorstep of Scranton is the relatively vast Montage Tract of the Pinchot State Forest, covering 7,500 acres. If trails were built to these amazing places, Scranton would surely become an outdoor recreation destination, rivaling Asheville, Chattanooga, Roanoke or Burlington. Within a few miles of the city are waterfalls, gorges, vistas, lakes, and unique rock features. Expect to cross creeks without bridges.ĭescription: It is truly remarkable how much beauty surrounds Scranton. On the map, red is off trail, brown is an atv trail or grade, dashed black lines are atv trails. This route follows gated forest roads atv trails, and off trail sections. Trail conditions: No trails are marked or blazed. Highlights: Views, hemlock forests, gorges, cascades, waterfalls, stone cabin, Montage Glen, bedrock slides. Hiking in from the Lake Scranton trail will be much shorter, if it is permitted. Balish Road off of PA 307 may offer a more convenient access. Parking: 41.347786, -75.678358, off of Montage Mountain Road.Īccess: We took the long way in. Only suitable for more experienced hikers due to navigation.
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