Gifford Pinchot State Park
Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 3 beaches
6.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Gifford Pinchot State Park near Alpine, PA. The route passes Pinchot Lake and Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pinchot Lake–Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach, 3 beaches
6.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 428–538 ft
Out & Back · Gifford Pinchot State Park
Trailhead: Lakeside Trail · 40.08819, -76.87070
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Pinchot Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeside Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Gifford Pinchot State Park Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Pinchot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lakeside Trail Trailhead
- Straight Hill–Pinchot Lake, 6 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 280 ft
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