Lackawanna State Park
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake, Lackawanna Lake and Trostle Pond. It climbs 414 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 953–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.55923, -75.71367
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 at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Trostle Pond.
- 100 ftBear left onto North Woods Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach Lackawanna Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Orchard Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 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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