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Shawnee State Park

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Schellsburg, PA. The route reaches Shawnee Lake. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,171 – 1,260 ft5.8 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

5.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,172–1,259 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. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Tiday Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftReach Shawnee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left onto Tiday Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Shore Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.1 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-4-sights-9-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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