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Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park & Archery Complex

Minsi Lake & Bear Swamp Nature Trail (South)

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Minsi Lake & Bear Swamp Nature Trail (South) is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park & Archery Complex near North Bangor, PA. The route reaches Minsi Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 709 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minsi Lake Nature Trail 40.91399, -75.17827
Nearest town North Bangor, PA
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Minsi Lake & Bear Swamp Nature Trail (South)

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 664–709 ft

Out & Back · Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park & Archery Complex

Trailhead: Minsi Lake Nature Trail · 40.91399, -75.17827

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minsi Lake Nature Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Minsi Lake.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Bear Swamp Nature Trail (North), heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Minsi Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Minsi Lake Nature Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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/minsi-lake-bear-swamp-nature-trail-south-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near North Bangor, Pennsylvania