AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crystal Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min

Crystal Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Dundaff, PA. The route reaches Crystal Lake. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,709 – 1,791 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63843, -75.54433
Nearest town Dundaff, PA
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Crystal Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,709–1,790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.63843, -75.54433

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Crystal Lake.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 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/crystal-lake-out-back-4-km-a472

Trail surface

23% paved77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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