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2021-09-09 19 05 24 Light from sunset viewed from beneath a developing thunderstorm along Pennsylvania State Route 524 (Kennedy Creek Road) at Pennsylvania State Route 407 (Abington Road) in North Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.jpg
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Lackawanna State Park

Meadowsweet Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 12 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Meadowsweet Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 12 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Wallsville, PA. The route passes Trostle Pond, Ziegler Preserve, Lackawanna Lake and 2 more before reaching Meadowsweet Preserve at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail 41.57786, -75.71201
Nearest town Wallsville, PA
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Meadowsweet Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 12 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 993–1,263 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: North Woods Trail · 41.57786, -75.71201

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Trostle Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Tree Line Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Ziegler Preserve.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Bassett Path, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tunnel 407, heading SE.
  24. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 250 ftSharp right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miReach Meadowsweet Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Abington Trail, heading SE.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 500 ftBear right onto Tunnel 407, heading W.
  40. 400 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
  41. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  42. 200 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading N.
  43. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading E.
  45. 450 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lee Hill Trail, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Path, heading E.
  48. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  50. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading N.
  52. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  54. 450 ftTurn left onto Tree Line Trail, heading E.
  55. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading NE.
  56. 300 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail, heading NE.
  57. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadowsweet-preserve-ziegler-preserve-out-back-14-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt11% grass1% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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