Lower Indian Ladder Falls

Pike County, Pennsylvania

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Pike County, Pennsylvania
Access status: Partial guide: official trail to the lower falls; match to this listing is by name and description only
The walk: 1 mile each way, per the National Park Service
Ground & access: Easy old roadbed along the creek with little elevation change.

National Park Service: Lower Hornbecks Creek Trail

The National Park Service says the Hornbecks Creek Trail is known to some locals as Indian Ladders. The lower trail follows an old roadbed along Hornbecks Creek to a short waterfall framed by symmetrical cliffs and a round plunge pool. This listing appears to be that lower waterfall; no source gives its coordinates, so the match is probable but not confirmed. From US 209 at mile marker 10.4, just south of Chestnut Hill Road, take the short gravel drive to the trailhead and walk the trail 1 mile to the falls. The trail section beyond the lower falls to the upper waterfall is closed because the hillside has slid; the upper falls are reached from a separate trailhead. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Lower Hornbecks Creek trailhead off US 209 at mile marker 10.4, along the old roadbed beside Hornbecks Creek to the lower waterfall

The National Park Service gives 1 mile one way and 110 feet of elevation change for the Lower Hornbecks Creek Trail to the waterfall. Return the same way.

Easy old roadbed along the creek with little elevation change.

Where to start

Trailhead at the end of a short gravel drive from US 209 at mile marker 10.4, just south of Chestnut Hill Road, in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Timing & water

No seasonal closure is mentioned. Swimming and wading are not permitted in the waterfall or within 50 feet upstream of it. The trail between the lower and upper waterfalls is closed.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Pike County, Pennsylvania.

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