Twin Lakes Park

Little Crabtree Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 59 min

Little Crabtree Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Twin Lakes Park near Sowash, PA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,132 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32132, -79.47253
Nearest town Sowash, PA

Directions

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Little Crabtree Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,038–1,132 ft

Out & Back · Twin Lakes Park

Trailhead: 40.32132, -79.47253

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 20% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Crabtree Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miReach Little Crabtree Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 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

81% gravel18% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F69°
Precip20%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 74°62°
Mon 77°52°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 84°62° 37%
Thu 78°61° 38%
Fri 71°52° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead