Lackawanna Lake–Abington Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 1.1-mile loop in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route reaches Lackawanna Lake. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,001 – 1,129 ft1.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56002, -75.70738
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
Directions
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Lackawanna Lake–Abington Trail Loop, 3 sights
1.1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 26 min
Elevation 1,000–1,129 ft
Loop · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.56002, -75.70738
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Tunnel 407, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Turkey Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
49% dirt7% paved44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 7 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Messimer Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 9 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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