Promised Land State Park
Lower Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 8 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Lower Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 8 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Promised Land State Park near Promised Land, PA. The route reaches Lower Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 565 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10), 8 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,641–1,849 ft
Out & Back · Promised Land State Park
Trailhead: Bruce Lake Trail · 41.34158, -75.20711
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Village Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bald Eagle Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Red Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Saw Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sno Runner Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill Brook #1 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Dam Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bear Wallow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cross Cut Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto (overgrown, 2016-8-10), heading NE.
- 0.2 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bruce Lake Trail Trailhead
- Egypt Meadow Lake–(overgrown, 2016-8-10) Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Brown Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- (overgrown, 2016-8-10)–Cross Cut Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Brown Trail & Rock Oak Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- (overgrown, 2016-8-10)–Cross Cut Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Bruce Lake–Egypt Meadow Lake, 3 lakes 6.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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