Carlisle Pines State Forest — Attraction in Carlisle

If you follow Google directions, you will be sent to Carlisle Pines Drive. There is no entrance there that I could see. It looks like you would have to cut through someone's yard, and I'm not sure if you would end up on a path. If you set Google to 133 Forest Park Drive, you will find the entrance at the end of that cul-de-sac. The only sign is on a little blue diamond about 3"x3" nailed to a tree.

There is a huge hemlock back in there. Looks to be about 150 years old. The forest is mostly pine. Because of the pine needles on the ground, the paths are soft to walk on and there is almost no brush. There are no big hills to climb.

Google does not know the paths in the forest. If it is a cloudy day, you would be smart to have a compass (or a good compass app on your phone) to keep...

Lovely little hike! Little parking, inside some lovely neighborhoods. Some ferns but otherwise fairly dry. Well defined, mostly marked, didn't see anyone...

A nice trail through a small patch of woods. Seems to mostly be for people in the neighborhood, no...