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Indian Ladder Falls–Mountain Lake, 9 sights

4 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Indian Ladder Falls–Mountain Lake, 9 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Skytop, PA. The route passes Lower Lake, Mountain Lake, Robin Hood Cove and Indian Ladder Falls. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,522 – 1,896 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fitness Trail 41.22870, -75.23830
Nearest town Skytop, PA
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Indian Ladder Falls–Mountain Lake, 9 sights

4 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,521–1,897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fitness Trail · 41.22870, -75.23830

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fitness Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lower Lake.
  3. 0.1 miPass Mountain Lake.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftSharp left onto Lake Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miPass Robin Hood Cove.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miReach Indian Ladder Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Alternate Trout Stream Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Stable Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftArrive 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/indian-ladder-falls-mountain-lake-out-back-9-sights-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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