Raccoon Creek State Park

Lake Trail [Blue] via Forest Trail [White]

5.9 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Lake Trail [Blue] via Forest Trail [White] is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Harshaville, PA. It climbs 702 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51381, -80.39874
Nearest town Harshaville, PA

Directions

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Lake Trail [Blue] via Forest Trail [White]

5.9 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 892–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: 40.51381, -80.39874

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Trail [White], heading W.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail [Blue], heading S.
  4. 1.9 miReach Lake Trail [Blue], then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail [White], heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 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 surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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