Frances Slocum State Park
Frances Slocum Lake & Larch Tree Trail
1 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 23 min
Frances Slocum Lake & Larch Tree Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Frances Slocum State Park near Carverton, PA. The route reaches Frances Slocum Lake at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Frances Slocum Lake & Larch Tree Trail
1 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 23 min
Elevation 1,071–1,194 ft
Out & Back · Frances Slocum State Park
Trailhead: 41.33854, -75.88155
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Larch Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Frances Slocum Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Campground Trail via Larch Tree Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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