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Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Rugged Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Rugged Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Lykens, PA. The route reaches Lykens Reservoir. It climbs 331 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Branch Road 40.55631, -76.69737
Nearest town Lykens, PA
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Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Rugged Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 778–1,041 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Branch Road · 40.55631, -76.69737

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

  1. Start on East Branch Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Lykens Reservoir.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Rugged Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miReach Lykens Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto East Branch Road, heading W.
  10. 0.5 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-reservoir-lykens-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-05d3

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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