Pond 7 via Lanchester Nature Trail
2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 50 min
Pond 7 via Lanchester Nature Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Mountain Top, PA. The route reaches Pond 7 at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 340 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Pond 7 via Lanchester Nature Trail
2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 50 min
Elevation 695–1,005 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.11881, -75.94411
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Lanchester Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Pond 7, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Pond 10–Pond 11, 3 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Pond 6 1.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft
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