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Nockamixon State Park

Lake Nockamixon & Old Mill Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Lake Nockamixon & Old Mill Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Nockamixon State Park near Strawntown, PA. The route reaches Lake Nockamixon. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 538 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mill Trail 40.46011, -75.24256
Nearest town Strawntown, PA
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Lake Nockamixon & Old Mill Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 401–539 ft

Out & Back · Nockamixon State Park

Trailhead: Old Mill Trail · 40.46011, -75.24256

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mill Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.7 miPass Lake Nockamixon.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftReach Lake Nockamixon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Mill Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miArrive 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-nockamixon-old-mill-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Strawntown, Pennsylvania