Promised Land State Park
Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 7 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 7 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Egypt Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 668 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 7 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,641–1,851 ft
Out & Back · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Power Tower Trail · 41.30009, -75.21491
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Power Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cross Cut Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Egypt Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Egypt Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Power Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Power Tower Trail Trailhead
- Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mill Brook #2 Trail–Power Tower Trail, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail Loop, 8 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 786 ft
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