Lackawanna State Park
Bassett Path via Pond Hse Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bassett Path via Pond Hse Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near East Benton, PA. It climbs 528 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bassett Path via Pond Hse Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,113–1,248 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.57032, -75.67966
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pond Hse Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bassett Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Bassett Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Path, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Hse Road, heading SW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft
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