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Frances Slocum State Park

Frances Slocum Lake–Deer Trail, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 47 min

Frances Slocum Lake–Deer Trail, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Frances Slocum State Park near Ketcham, PA. The route reaches Frances Slocum Lake. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,070 – 1,240 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33999, -75.90455
Nearest town Ketcham, PA
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Frances Slocum Lake–Deer Trail, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 47 min

Elevation 1,069–1,240 ft

Out & Back · Frances Slocum State Park

Trailhead: 41.33999, -75.90455

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Maconaquah Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Upper Deer Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Deer Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Frances Slocum Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right onto Upper Deer Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftPass Frances Slocum Lake.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Maconaquah Trail, heading N.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/frances-slocum-lake-deer-trail-out-back-4-sights-3-km-3edd

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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