Lackawanna State Park

Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake, Trostle Pond and Ziegler Preserve before reaching Bull Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 528 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,217 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Trail 41.55749, -75.71593
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA

Directions

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Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,004–1,217 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: Ridge Trail · 41.55749, -75.71593

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairground Hill Road, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  9. 1.3 miPass Trostle Pond.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Tree Line Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miPass Ziegler Preserve.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Stagecoach, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto OK Corral, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tunnel Vision, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftReach Bull Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto OK Corral, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stagecoach, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftTurn left onto Tree Line Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading SW.
  33. 300 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail, heading SW.
  34. 1.6 miTurn left onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Fairground Hill Road, heading S.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt12% grass12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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