Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 7 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Ziegler Preserve before reaching Bull Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 486 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi994 – 1,217 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56774, -75.70136
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
Directions
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Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 993–1,217 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.56774, -75.70136
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lee Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Path, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Ziegler Preserve.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stagecoach, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto OK Corral, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tunnel Vision, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Bull Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto OK Corral, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stagecoach, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bassett Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lee Hill Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lackawanna Lake & Frost Hollow Trail 4 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Messimer Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Bassett Path–Kennedy Creek Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft
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