Lackawanna State Park

Abington Trail & Turkey Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 51 min

Abington Trail & Turkey Hill Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,234 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55633, -75.69352
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA

Directions

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Abington Trail & Turkey Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,106–1,233 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: 41.55633, -75.69352

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Abington Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkey Hill Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Abington Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Abington Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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