Lake Arthur–North Country Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Shawwood Park, PA. The route reaches Lake Arthur. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,161 – 1,332 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT) 40.97467, -80.12236
Nearest town Shawwood Park, PA
Directions
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Lake Arthur–North Country Trail, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,160–1,332 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT) · 40.97467, -80.12236
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Country Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Arthur.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Porters Cove - Equestrian Trail 6, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Badger Hill Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Lake Arthur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Porters Cove - Equestrian Trail 6, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto North Country Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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