Laurel Falls–Sunfish Pond, 3 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back near Shawnee on Delaware, PA. The route passes Laurel Falls before reaching Sunfish Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 999 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi351 – 1,378 ft · steepest grade: 39%1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Douglas Trail 41.01286, -75.08233
Nearest town Shawnee on Delaware, PA
Directions
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Laurel Falls–Sunfish Pond, 3 sights
1.5 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 352–1,377 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Douglas Trail · 41.01286, -75.08233
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Douglas Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Laurel Falls.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rockcores Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Laurel Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Douglas Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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