AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Laurel Run Reservoir & Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Laurel Run Reservoir & Lackawanna River Heritage Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Archbald, PA. The route reaches Laurel Run Reservoir at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,224 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,414 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail 41.49833, -75.53978
Nearest town Archbald, PA
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Laurel Run Reservoir & Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 892–1,415 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail · 41.49833, -75.53978

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miPass Laurel Run Reservoir.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftReach Laurel Run Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  25. 2.2 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/laurel-run-reservoir-laurel-run-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

31% paved14% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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