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Nockamixon State Park

Lake Nockamixon–Spillway, 3 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Lake Nockamixon–Spillway, 3 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Nockamixon State Park near Harrow, PA. The route passes Lake Nockamixon and Spillway before reaching Spillway at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 466 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mink Trail 40.46573, -75.21330
Nearest town Harrow, PA
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Lake Nockamixon–Spillway, 3 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 345–464 ft

Out & Back · Nockamixon State Park

Trailhead: Mink Trail · 40.46573, -75.21330

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mink Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Nockamixon.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miPass Spillway.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass Spillway.
  8. 150 ftReach Lake Nockamixon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.2 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-spillway-out-back-4-lakes

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 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 Harrow, Pennsylvania