Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Bruce Lake Natural Area near Promised Land, PA. The route passes Bruce Lake and Egypt Meadow Lake. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,667 – 1,824 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bruce Lake Trail 41.34158, -75.20711
Nearest town Promised Land, PA
Directions
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Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes
6.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,667–1,823 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
- Start on Bruce Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Oak Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bruce Lake Trali, overgrown, 2016-8-10, heading NE.
- 2.2 miPass Bruce Lake.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass Egypt Meadow Lake.
- 1 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 0.4 mi in (~11 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bruce Lake Trail Trailhead
- Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10) Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Brown Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- (overgrown, 2016-8-10)–Cross Cut Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Brown Trail & Rock Oak Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- (overgrown, 2016-8-10)–Cross Cut Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Lower Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 8 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 565 ft
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