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Shawnee State Park

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Schellsburg, PA. The route reaches Shawnee Lake. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05193, -78.61640
Nearest town Schellsburg, PA
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Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,175–1,456 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee State Park

Trailhead: 40.05193, -78.61640

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Felton Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tiday Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Shawnee Lake.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Shawnee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Tiday Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right onto Felton Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 150 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/shawnee-lake-lake-shore-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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