Green Lane Park
Knight Lake & Deep Creek Lake via Perkiomen Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 57 min
Knight Lake & Deep Creek Lake via Perkiomen Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Green Lane Park near Perkiomenville, PA. The route passes Deep Creek Lake and Deep Creek Lake before reaching Knight Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 310 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Knight Lake & Deep Creek Lake via Perkiomen Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 57 min
Elevation 225–393 ft
Out & Back · Green Lane Park
Trailhead: 40.32984, -75.48817
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Perkiomen Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Deep Creek Lake.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Perkiomen Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Deep Creek Lake.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Knight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perkiomen Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Perkiomen Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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