Lake Arthur & Baird Point Trail via Wyggeston Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Lake Arthur & Baird Point Trail via Wyggeston Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Nealeys, PA. The route reaches Lake Arthur at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly grass. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Arthur & Baird Point Trail via Wyggeston Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,190–1,477 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Whippoorwill Hill Road · 40.94193, -80.05501
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Whippoorwill Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Wyggeston Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Baird Point Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Lake Arthur.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Arthur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Wyggeston Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whippoorwill Hill Road, heading E.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Whippoorwill Hill Road Trailhead
- Wyggeston Loop Trail & Wyggeston Trail 2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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