Lake Archer via Doylestown Bike & Hike Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Lake Archer via Doylestown Bike & Hike Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Doylestown, PA. The route reaches Lake Archer at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Archer via Doylestown Bike & Hike Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 310–380 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Doylestown Bike & Hike Path · 40.29930, -75.14341
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Doylestown Bike & Hike Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Campus Drive, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Lake Archer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Doylestown Bike & Hike Path, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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