Lake Minisink & Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Lake Minisink & Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Pine Flats, PA. The route reaches Lake Minisink at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,237 – 1,398 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burnt Mills Trail 41.23178, -75.07421
Nearest town Pine Flats, PA

Directions

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Lake Minisink & Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,236–1,399 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Burnt Mills Trail · 41.23178, -75.07421

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burnt Mills Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left onto Whittaker Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miReach Lake Minisink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Burnt Mills Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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