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Lake Archer & Doylestown Bike & Hike Path

4.8 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Lake Archer & Doylestown Bike & Hike Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Castle Valley, PA. The route passes Lake Archer before reaching Lake Archer at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 381 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Doylestown Bike & Hike Path 40.29490, -75.15555
Nearest town Castle Valley, PA
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Lake Archer & Doylestown Bike & Hike Path

4.8 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 274–380 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Doylestown Bike & Hike Path · 40.29490, -75.15555

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Delaware Valley University stop 590 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Doylestown Bike & Hike Path, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Archer.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miReach Lake Archer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miArrive 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/lake-archer-lake-archer-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Delaware Valley University stop 590 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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