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Cross Creek County Park

Cross Creek Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 36 min

Cross Creek Lake & Lakeshore Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Cross Creek County Park near Rea, PA. The route reaches Cross Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,099 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeshore Trail 40.25845, -80.38267
Nearest town Rea, PA
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Cross Creek Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 36 min

Elevation 1,027–1,100 ft

Out & Back · Cross Creek County Park

Trailhead: Lakeshore Trail · 40.25845, -80.38267

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 69° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lakeshore Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Cross Creek Lake.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miArrive 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/cross-creek-lake-lakeshore-trail-out-back

Trail surface

54% grass46% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F69°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity95%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sun 76°59°
Mon 77°56°
Tue 83°55°
Wed 87°63° 36%
Thu 80°60° 36%
Fri 72°53° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Rea, Pennsylvania