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Lackawanna State Park

Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake before reaching Quarry Ridge Preserve at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 368 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55803, -75.71843
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
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Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 952–1,285 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: 41.55803, -75.71843

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Frost Hollow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Frost Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snowflake Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Frost Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 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/quarry-ridge-preserve-lackawanna-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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