Lake Minisink & Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Lake Minisink & Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, PA. The route reaches Lake Minisink at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 419 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Minisink & Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,270–1,402 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Coon Swamp Road · 41.24476, -75.02124
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on Coon Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 4.9 miSharp left onto Whittaker Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Minisink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 4.9 miSharp left onto Coon Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 5.4 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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