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Lykens Glen via Rattling Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Lykens Glen via Rattling Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Lykens, PA. The route reaches Lykens Glen. It climbs 466 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56277, -76.69897
Nearest town Lykens, PA
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Lykens Glen via Rattling Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 757–1,095 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.56277, -76.69897

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lykens Glen.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lykens Ladder, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miReach Lykens Glen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lykens Ladder, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lykens-glen-out-back

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Hikes near Lykens, Pennsylvania