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Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch

3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, PA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,152 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57639, -75.49871
Nearest town Carbondale, PA
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Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch

3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,067–1,153 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.57639, -75.49871

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scranton Branch, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lackawanna-river-heritage-trail-spur-scranton-branch-out-back-5-km-c805

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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