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Raccoon Creek State Park

Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run & Forest Trail [White]

2.6 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run & Forest Trail [White] is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Harshaville, PA. The route reaches Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run. It climbs 472 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,155 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Trail [White] 40.50917, -80.38867
Nearest town Harshaville, PA
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Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run & Forest Trail [White]

2.6 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 908–1,154 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Forest Trail [White] · 40.50917, -80.38867

Weather Sep 5: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 17% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Trail [White], heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Raccoon State Park's Lake on Traverse Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 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/raccoon-state-parks-lake-on-traverse-run-forest-trail-white-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 79°F67°
Precip17%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity95%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 78°54°
Tue 82°54°
Wed 88°63° 25%
Thu 81°60° 28%
Fri 73°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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