Group Camping Area Lake–Forest Trail [White], 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Group Camping Area Lake–Forest Trail [White], 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Kendall, PA. The route reaches Group Camping Area Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 555 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Group Camping Area Lake–Forest Trail [White], 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 950–1,186 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: Forest Trail [White] · 40.52597, -80.45077
Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
- Start on Forest Trail [White], heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Palomino Trail [Yellow], heading SE.
- 1 miReach Group Camping Area Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail [White], heading W.
- 1.2 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 1.4 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Forest Trail [White] Trailhead
- Appaloosa Trail [Yellow] 4.1 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Buckskin Trail [Yellow]–Heritage Trail [Blue], 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft
- Camp Trail [White] & Heritage Trail [Blue] 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft
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