Lake Minisink & Red Rock Road via Thunder Swamp Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Lake Minisink & Red Rock Road via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Pine Flats, PA. The route reaches Lake Minisink. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,240 – 1,381 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whittaker Trail 41.21474, -75.04964
Nearest town Pine Flats, PA

Directions

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Lake Minisink & Red Rock Road via Thunder Swamp Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,239–1,383 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Whittaker Trail · 41.21474, -75.04964

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Whittaker Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minisink.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miBear left onto Luke Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rock Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Lake Minisink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Luke Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.9 miSharp right onto Whittaker Trail, heading N.
  10. 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

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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

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