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Keystone Lake–Keystone Beach Loop, 4 sights is a 2-mile loop in Keystone State Park near Superior, PA. The route passes Keystone Lake and Keystone Beach. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,050 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37432, -79.37876
Nearest town Superior, PA

Directions

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Keystone Lake–Keystone Beach Loop, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 47 min

Elevation 1,051–1,286 ft

Loop · Keystone State Park

Trailhead: 40.37432, -79.37876

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Keystone Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Keystone Beach.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto Davis Run Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto McCune Run Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

3% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F68°
Precip15%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 3.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 73°62°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 79°56°
Wed 85°62° 34%
Thu 78°61° 34%
Fri 71°52° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead