Hiking Pennsylvania: The Devil's Racecourse

[@eshadow6383]

Nice

[@jackdavis5622]

That is CRAZY cool! I want to visit there!!

[@nfpcommissioner]

Excellent video, and a great hike. I did it today, following all the advice of the Wandering Woodsman. It was slightly over 8 miles from parking lot to parking lot. Warning: be extremely careful coming down the Knauber Trail in Autumn after the leaves drop. Even with hiking poles, I slipped continuously on the thick layer of leaves covering the rocks...and fell twice, breaking one of my poles.

[@marylauver6655]

Just wondering.. how did the rock formation of the devils racecourse originally occur?

[@silvermediastudio]

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[@silvermediastudio]

@@groundeddutchman5852 It is not a glacial deposit, please remove your comment and do some research before posting incorrect information.

[@groundeddutchman5852]

It is a glacier deposit, it is the same deposit as Ringing Rocks, so you check your facts 800lb gorilla

[@silvermediastudio]

@@groundeddutchman5852 incorrect. It's from the impact of plates.

[@waynegrant8982]

Great explore..i love your hikes in the woods....keep it up ..look forward to your next video...Western Canada

[@AlongPMC123]

Expandeble 3 scenne here?

[@brendaludy1726]

glacier deposit they are all over the state . Ringing Rocks Pottsgrove Pa St. Peters Village Knauertown Pa check it out pretty cool stuff.

[@KathyClark652]

I loved watching this tonight. I have many boulder fields on my land with a stream that found its way to my home. We used to swim and picnic somewhere in stoney valley

[@TheClassicGamefan]

Now-a-days the PA Game Commission officers will fine you and everyone present for both of those wholesome activities.

[@adamknorr2949]

Did you ever make a trail directly to the Race Course?

[@nfpcommissioner]

I hiked it today, and there were two blazed trails leading to the Devil's Racecourse. The first was red which took you to the northern end of the DRC, and a yellow blaze led to the midpoint of the DRC. Great hike and video!

[@nfpcommissioner]

correction: the red blaze leads to the eastern end of the Devil's Racecourse.

[@silvermediastudio]

There are enough trails leading to it already. Doesn't need more.

[@StatOnTheAT]

Did you make a trail to there yet?

[@nickmad887]

Thanks Cliff.

[@loretta5911]

Please give me directions to this parking area in the video. I have tried to find it 3 times now :(

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

The parking area is along route 325 in Clarks Valley, the same paring area for the Appalachian Trail. It is west of the Harrisburg resovoir and just a bit west of the carsonville road

[@loretta5911]

The Wandering Woodsman thank you! Hahaha, I was actually there yesterday but I went straight instead of to the left. Ughhhh, I'm going back today. Thank you for replying back :)

[@lowdertravis09]

How far of a hike from the parking area?

[@nfpcommissioner]

@@lowdertravis09 It's almost exactly 5 miles from the parking lot to the Devil's Racecourse...then 3 more miles back the way the video shows.

[@silvermediastudio]

Get a map.

[@Lalunabreeze]

👍🏼❤️🌹ya, careful on those rocks. Knee/ankle 🌪

[@hikewithmike4673]

What a cool and unique trail that is awesome hiking above a stream!

[@douglasfreebirdphotography8473]

I spent a lot of summers hunting timber rattlers up in those rocks. That is a beautiful hike....

[@KathyClark652]

This boulder field is in Stoney valley!?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Yes it is

[@TheClassicGamefan]

Not in Stony Valley. On top of Stony Mountain, between where Stony Mt splits with Sharp Mt. It shows up in a google map search.

[@JamesRobertSmith]

Similar to the Devil's Marbleyard in Virginia. Not as massive, and the boulders are not as large as in VA.

[@dougmckensie]

Very good video of your hike. I discovered the Racecourse a few years ago, and consider it of the finest hikes around. Re: your location when you entered the boulder field, you said you were 45 min from where you started Rattling Run Road: my recollection is that the Racecourse starts about 10 min from where you crossed the bottom end where the creek is loudest. There is a marking along the north side of the road which says "B.F." in orange, with some blazes which is a semi-trail to take you in. A while further along is a second similar designation. Also, there is a shortcut across the top of Stony Mtn from the AT which saves distance, but not time: it takes you due south to the boulder field.(it starts where the AT levels out about 2/3 the way up the mtn--red blazes I think) Anyways, thanks for posting this video--I felt like I was there again hiking it! Happy Trails....

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Thanks for the info. I've been up there several times and I don't remember seeing any of those trails. A number of the older trails up there are disappearing, they don't get cleared or reblazed.

[@vikkinicholson2300]

bet I know what lunch was : chocolate peanut butter w/honey on rye w/raisins or protein bar w/water.

[@johnwrhel9190]

Whoa!! That's some lunch now😀

[@darlenegood4101]

What you do for enjoyment and your fans...lol