Twin Lakes Park

Ferrier Family Life Trail via Horse Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Ferrier Family Life Trail via Horse Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Twin Lakes Park near Sowash, PA. It climbs 469 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,112 – 1,283 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32260, -79.47853
Nearest town Sowash, PA

Directions

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Ferrier Family Life Trail via Horse Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,112–1,283 ft

Out & Back · Twin Lakes Park

Trailhead: 40.32260, -79.47853

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Streetpark Loop, heading W.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ferrier Family Life Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftReach Ferrier Family Life Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Streetpark Loop, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 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

40% dirt36% paved4% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F69°
Precip16%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 76°51°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 84°61° 37%
Thu 77°60° 38%
Fri 70°52° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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