Lackawanna State Park
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Trostle Pond before reaching Lackawanna Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 997–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: Ridge Trail · 41.55749, -75.71593
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairground Hill Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Trostle Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Lackawanna Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto North Woods Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Grouse Trail (Red), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fairground Hill Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights 6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 9 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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