Bruce Lake Natural Area
Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Bruce Lake Natural Area near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Egypt Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,710–1,816 ft
Out & Back · Bruce Lake Natural Area
Trailhead: Tree Tower Trail · 41.32008, -75.20950
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tree Tower Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Cross Cut Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bruce Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Egypt Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Tree Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tree Tower Trail Trailhead
- Rock Oak Ridge Trail & Tree Tower Trail via Boundary Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Cross Cut Trail & Tree Tower Trail via Bear Wallow Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Big Dam Ridge Trail–Lower Lake Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bear Wallow Trail & Tree Tower Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- (overgrown, 2016-8-10)–Brown Trail Loop, 7 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Bruce Lake–Rock Oak Ridge Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft
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