Stone Tower–Bear Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Spruce Swamp Natural Area near Thornhurst, PA. The route reaches Stone Tower at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,759 – 2,077 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Birchstill Trail 41.20073, -75.61439
Nearest town Thornhurst, PA
Directions
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Stone Tower–Bear Lake Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,758–2,077 ft
Out & Back · Spruce Swamp Natural Area
Trailhead: Birchstill Trail · 41.20073, -75.61439
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Sunday Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto McClintock's Gate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Stone Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bear Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Sunday Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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