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2021-09-09 19 05 24 Light from sunset viewed from beneath a developing thunderstorm along Pennsylvania State Route 524 (Kennedy Creek Road) at Pennsylvania State Route 407 (Abington Road) in North Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.jpg
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Lackawanna State Park

Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Lackawanna Lake before reaching Quarry Ridge Preserve at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,013 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,247 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pond Hse Road 41.56517, -75.68912
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA
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Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 5 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 994–1,248 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: Pond Hse Road · 41.56517, -75.68912

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

  1. Start on Pond Hse Road, heading NE.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bassett Path, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tunnel 407, heading S.
  22. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftReach Quarry Ridge Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftSharp right onto Abington Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 500 ftBear right onto Tunnel 407, heading NW.
  37. 400 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  39. 200 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  42. 500 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lee Hill Trail, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Path, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  49. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Hse Road, heading NE.
  54. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quarry-ridge-preserve-lackawanna-lake-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

39% dirt1% paved60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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