AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Silver Lake

7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Silver Lake is a 7-mile out-and-back near Elmhurst, PA. The route passes Silver Lake before reaching Silver Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,375 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38129, -75.54851
Nearest town Elmhurst, PA
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Silver Lake

7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,199–1,373 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38129, -75.54851

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 3.3 miPass Silver Lake.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 3.3 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/silver-lake-silver-lake-out-back

Trail surface

98% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Elmhurst, Pennsylvania