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Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park & Archery Complex

Minsi Lake–Lake Minsi Spillway, 3 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Minsi Lake–Lake Minsi Spillway, 3 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park & Archery Complex near Stier, PA. The route passes Minsi Lake and Lake Minsi Spillway. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 709 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minsi Lake Nature Trail 40.91285, -75.16571
Nearest town Stier, PA
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Minsi Lake–Lake Minsi Spillway, 3 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 664–709 ft

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

Trailhead: Minsi Lake Nature Trail · 40.91285, -75.16571

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minsi Lake Nature Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Minsi Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Minsi Spillway.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bear Swamp Nature Trail (North), heading E.
  6. 1.2 miReach Minsi Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Minsi Lake Nature Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 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/minsi-lake-lake-minsi-spillway-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

27% paved3% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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