Lower Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Lower Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Etna, PA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 830 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: William Lane 40.52054, -78.17222
Nearest town Mount Etna, PA
Directions
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Lower Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 780–829 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: William Lane · 40.52054, -78.17222
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on William Lane, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Lower Trail, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miTurn left onto William Lane, heading SW.
- 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
63% gravel36% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from William Lane Trailhead
- Lower Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 807 ft
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