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Shawnee State Park

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Schellsburg, PA. The route reaches Shawnee Lake. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,171 – 1,345 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Shore Trail 40.03763, -78.62873
Nearest town Schellsburg, PA
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Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,172–1,345 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee State Park

Trailhead: Lake Shore Trail · 40.03763, -78.62873

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Shore Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Shawnee Lake.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shawnee Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach Shawnee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Lake Shore Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1.2 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/shawnee-lake-lake-shore-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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