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Tyler State Park

Lake Neshaminy & Quarry Trail via Tyler Drive Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Lake Neshaminy & Quarry Trail via Tyler Drive Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Tyler State Park near Newtown, PA. The route reaches Lake Neshaminy. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 213 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newtown Township Trail 40.23072, -74.94621
Nearest town Newtown, PA
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Lake Neshaminy & Quarry Trail via Tyler Drive Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 88–212 ft

Out & Back · Tyler State Park

Trailhead: Newtown Township Trail · 40.23072, -74.94621

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Newtown Township Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Lane, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Lane, heading W.
  4. 200 ftBear left onto Newtown Township Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Lane Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Lake Neshaminy.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Tyler Drive Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Main Park Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pedestrian Causeway, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cooper Trail, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftReach Lake Neshaminy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 200 ftSharp right onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Pedestrian Causeway, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Main Park Road, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Tyler Drive Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Lane Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Newtown Township Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Green Lane, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Lane, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Newtown Township Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-neshaminy-quarry-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 80°62°
Tue 83°63°
Wed 86°69°
Thu 84°70°
Fri 75°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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