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Kirby Park

Olmsted Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Olmsted Loop Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kirby Park near Wilkes-Barre, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 558 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Luzerne County Levee Trail 41.25933, -75.87742
Nearest town Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Olmsted Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 529–557 ft

Out & Back · Kirby Park

Trailhead: Luzerne County Levee Trail · 41.25933, -75.87742

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Luzerne County Levee Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Olmsted Loop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Luzerne County Levee Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olmsted Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Olmsted Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Luzerne County Levee Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Olmsted Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Luzerne County Levee Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 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/olmsted-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

62% paved36% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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