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Lakeview Beach & Lakeview Disc Golf Course via Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT)

4.5 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Lakeview Beach & Lakeview Disc Golf Course via Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Shawwood Park, PA. The route reaches Lakeview Beach. It climbs 541 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 1,532 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview Disc Golf Course 40.96487, -80.10663
Nearest town Shawwood Park, PA
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Lakeview Beach & Lakeview Disc Golf Course via Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT)

4.5 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,264–1,534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lakeview Disc Golf Course · 40.96487, -80.10663

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Lakeview Disc Golf Course, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lakeview Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Five Points Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Water Tank Road, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT), heading E.
  7. 1.3 miReach Lakeview Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left onto Five Points Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Disc Golf Course, heading S.
  11. 0.1 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/lakeview-beach-lakeview-disc-golf-course-out-back-7-km-ad2e

Weather

FogTemperature 78°F64°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 77°52°
Tue 78°54°
Wed 86°62° 35%
Thu 78°58° 35%
Fri 70°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.

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