Silver Lake
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Silver Lake is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Nay Aug, PA. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,079 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Silver Lake
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,376–1,939 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.41042, -75.59634
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Dunmore Reservoir Number One Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Top of the World 3.1 mi · ▲ 602 ft
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