Bruce Lake Natural Area

Brown Trail & Rock Oak Ridge Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Brown Trail & Rock Oak Ridge Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Bruce Lake Natural Area near Promised Land, PA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,759 – 1,870 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Lake Trail 41.34158, -75.20711
Nearest town Promised Land, PA

Directions

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Brown Trail & Rock Oak Ridge Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,758–1,870 ft

Out & Back · Bruce Lake Natural Area

Trailhead: Bruce Lake Trail · 41.34158, -75.20711

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Lake Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Rock Oak Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miReach Brown Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left onto Bruce Lake Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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