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Group Camping Area Lake–Appaloosa Spur Trail, 5 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Group Camping Area Lake–Appaloosa Spur Trail, 5 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Kendall, PA. The route reaches Group Camping Area Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,133 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appaloosa Spur Trail 40.53781, -80.48848
Nearest town Kendall, PA
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Group Camping Area Lake–Appaloosa Spur Trail, 5 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 950–1,306 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Appaloosa Spur Trail · 40.53781, -80.48848

Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 18% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Appaloosa Spur Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Nichol Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Palomino Trail [Yellow], heading SE.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Wetlands Trail [Green], heading SE.
  6. 200 ftReach Group Camping Area Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto Palomino Trail [Yellow], heading SE.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail [White], heading NW.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading W.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Spur Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 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/group-camping-area-lake-group-camping-area-lake-out-back-6-sights-16-km

Trail surface

71% dirt1% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F66°
Precip18%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity97%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:50 PM
Sun 74°59°
Mon 78°53°
Tue 82°53°
Wed 88°62° 25%
Thu 80°58° 27%
Fri 72°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 1 min before dark.

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