Lackawanna State Park
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Trostle Pond before reaching Lackawanna Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 991–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: Fairground Hill Road · 41.56082, -75.71734
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fairground Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Trostle Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Orchard Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Lackawanna Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto North Woods Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fairground Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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