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Lackawanna State Park

Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 5 groves

1.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 42 min

Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 5 groves is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Quarry Ridge Preserve before reaching Meadowsweet Preserve at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,263 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abington Trail 41.55413, -75.70445
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
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Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 5 groves

1.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 42 min

Elevation 994–1,263 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: Abington Trail · 41.55413, -75.70445

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Abington Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
  3. 0.3 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftSharp right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Meadowsweet Preserve.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Loop 2, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop 2, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach Meadowsweet Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Loop 2, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Abington Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadowsweet-preserve-quarry-ridge-preserve-out-back-5-groves

Trail surface

82% dirt6% grass12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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