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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Raystown Lake–Trough Creek Ice Mine, 4 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,364 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Raystown Lake–Trough Creek Ice Mine, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. The route passes Trough Creek Ice Mine before reaching Raystown Lake at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,364 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 1,952 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trail 40.34500, -78.08328
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Raystown Lake–Trough Creek Ice Mine, 4 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,364 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 792–1,952 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Brook Trail · 40.34500, -78.08328

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 71°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Horse Knob Fire Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto Terrace Mountain Trail, heading W.
  6. 4.9 miPass Trough Creek Ice Mine.
  7. 100 ftReach Raystown Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 4.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Horse Knob Fire Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Brook Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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/raystown-lake-trough-creek-ice-mine-out-back-4-sights-24-km

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F55°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 1.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 71°54°
Tue 78°49°
Wed 85°57° 17%
Thu 71°64° 22%
Fri 79°59°
Sat 84°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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