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Keystone State Park

Keystone Lake–Keystone Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Keystone Lake–Keystone Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Keystone State Park near Old Crabtree, PA. The route passes Keystone Lake before reaching Keystone Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,073 – 1,408 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36198, -79.39634
Nearest town Old Crabtree, PA
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Keystone Lake–Keystone Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,074–1,407 ft

Out & Back · Keystone State Park

Trailhead: 40.36198, -79.39634

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Stone Lodge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miPass Keystone Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Keystone Beach.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 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/keystone-lake-keystone-beach-out-back-3-beaches

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip16%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity95%
Rained 3.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 74°62°
Mon 77°52°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 84°62° 36%
Thu 78°60° 36%
Fri 70°52° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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