AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Scranton via Ore Mine Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 55 min

Lake Scranton via Ore Mine Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Dunmore, PA. The route reaches Lake Scranton. It climbs 308 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 1,608 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ore Mine Road 41.37958, -75.63243
Nearest town Dunmore, PA
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Lake Scranton via Ore Mine Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,264–1,608 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ore Mine Road · 41.37958, -75.63243

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Ore Mine Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Scranton.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Lake Scranton, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 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-scranton-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Hikes near Dunmore, Pennsylvania