Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake Loop, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Quarry Ridge Preserve. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi994 – 1,286 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tunnel 407 41.55928, -75.70717
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
Directions
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Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake Loop, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 994–1,285 ft
Loop · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: Tunnel 407 · 41.55928, -75.70717
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Frost Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Abington Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joey's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tunnel 407, heading N.
- 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt3% paved17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Messimer Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 9 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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