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Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Carbondale, PA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,152 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58225, -75.49694
Nearest town Carbondale, PA
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Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur & Scranton Branch

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,066–1,153 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58225, -75.49694

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Enterprise Drive, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scranton Branch, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miReach Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right onto Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 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-f7c1

Trail surface

43% dirt2% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carbondale, Pennsylvania