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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, 6 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near East Benton, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake and Lackawanna Lake before reaching Quarry Ridge Preserve at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 913 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,247 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57032, -75.67966
Nearest town East Benton, PA
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Quarry Ridge Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 994–1,248 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: 41.57032, -75.67966

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pond Hse Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Bassett Path, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading S.
  15. 400 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading SW.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
  22. 0.4 miBear right onto Turkey Hill Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Joey's Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Abington Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miReach Quarry Ridge Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Joey's Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Hill Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ranger Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Hill Trail, heading N.
  34. 500 ftTurn left onto Kennedy Creek Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lee Hill Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Path, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Hse Road, heading SE.
  46. 0.7 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-8-sights

Trail surface

49% dirt51% 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 6:20 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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