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Canoe Creek State Park

Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes

3.1 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Canoe Creek State Park near Moores Mill, PA. The route passes Beaver Pond before reaching Canoe Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 344 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Smith Hillside Trail 40.48945, -78.28110
Nearest town Moores Mill, PA
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Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 3 lakes

3.1 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 906–1,072 ft

Out & Back · Canoe Creek State Park

Trailhead: Smith Hillside Trail · 40.48945, -78.28110

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Mattern Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Hartman Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mattern Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miPass Beaver Pond.
  9. 0.1 miReach Canoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mattern Trail, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hartman Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mattern Trail, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canoe-lake-beaver-pond-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Hikes near Moores Mill, Pennsylvania