Canoe Creek State Park
Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Canoe Creek State Park near Canoe Creek, PA. The route passes Beaver Pond and Canoe Lake before reaching Canoe Creek State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Canoe Lake–Beaver Pond, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 906–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Canoe Creek State Park
Trailhead: Beaver Pond Trail · 40.48516, -78.27179
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beaver Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftPass Canoe Lake.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mattern Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Redbud Lane, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Canoe Creek State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Hillside Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Marsh Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Canoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Smith Hillside Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marsh Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mattern Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moore's Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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