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.
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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
- Start on Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thompson Hill Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Cross Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cross Creek Loop Walking Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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