Lower Lake & Sharples Lake
3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Lower Lake & Sharples Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back near Jerrehian Estates, PA. The route passes Sharples Lake before reaching Lower Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Lake & Sharples Lake
3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 329–505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98847, -75.59798
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 391 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Sharples Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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