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State Game Lands Number 300

Moosic Lakes & Pink Floyd Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Moosic Lakes & Pink Floyd Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 300 near Cortez, PA. The route reaches Moosic Lakes at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,293 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail 41.47996, -75.48610
Nearest town Cortez, PA
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Moosic Lakes & Pink Floyd Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 2,011–2,295 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 300

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail · 41.47996, -75.48610

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pink Floyd Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Blueberry Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto West Shore Drive, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Moosic Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blueberry Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading NW.
  17. 3.5 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/moosic-lakes-moosic-lakes-out-back-3-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

85% dirt5% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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