Lake Minisink via Thunder Swamp Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Lake Minisink via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Pine Flats, PA. The route reaches Lake Minisink. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Minisink via Thunder Swamp Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,307–1,383 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Whittaker Trail · 41.21474, -75.04964
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on Whittaker Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minisink.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Lake Minisink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Whittaker Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Whittaker Trail Trailhead
- Lake Minisink & Red Rock Road via Thunder Swamp Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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