Promised Land State Park
Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail Loop, 8 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 14.5-mile loop in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Lower Lake. It climbs 786 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail Loop, 8 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,644–1,873 ft
Loop · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Power Tower Trail · 41.30009, -75.21491
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Power Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Little Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dam Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Lower Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Tree Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boundary Trail, heading SE.
- 6 miTurn left onto Burley Inlet Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Power Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Power Tower Trail Trailhead
- Lower Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mill Brook #2 Trail–Power Tower Trail, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Power Tower Trail–Red Oak Trail, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- Promised Land Lake–Bald Eagle Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Bald Eagle Trail–Big Dam Ridge Trail Loop, 10 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 753 ft
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