Cross Creek County Park

Cross Creek Lake–Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, 3 sights

1.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 32 min

Cross Creek Lake–Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, 3 sights is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Cross Creek County Park near West Middletown, PA. The route reaches Cross Creek Lake at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,339 ft · steepest grade: 16%1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail 40.24215, -80.40595
Nearest town West Middletown, PA

Directions

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Cross Creek Lake–Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, 3 sights

1.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 32 min

Elevation 1,117–1,338 ft

Out & Back · Cross Creek County Park

Trailhead: Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail · 40.24215, -80.40595

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 22% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thompson Hill Spur Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miReach Cross Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 78°F68°
Precip22%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity97%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 13% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 19% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 86°62° 30%
Thu 79°58° 34%
Fri 71°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:17 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead