Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bruce Lake Natural Area near Promised Land, PA. The route passes Egypt Meadow Lake before reaching Bruce Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,709 – 1,798 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kleinhans Trail 41.34357, -75.21302
Nearest town Promised Land, PA
Directions
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Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,710–1,797 ft
Out & Back · Bruce Lake Natural Area
Trailhead: Kleinhans Trail · 41.34357, -75.21302
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bruce Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Egypt Meadow Lake.
- 1.2 miReach Bruce Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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