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Nockamixon State Park

Lake Nockamixon via Old Mill Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 56 min

Lake Nockamixon via Old Mill Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Nockamixon State Park near Weisel, PA. The route reaches Lake Nockamixon. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 512 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Trail 40.43328, -75.25621
Nearest town Weisel, PA
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Lake Nockamixon via Old Mill Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 56 min

Elevation 400–511 ft

Out & Back · Nockamixon State Park

Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 40.43328, -75.25621

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Quarry Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Nockamixon.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Mill Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 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-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Weisel, Pennsylvania