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Kirby Park

Toby Creek & Luzerne County Levee Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Toby Creek & Luzerne County Levee Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Kirby Park near Wilkes-Barre, PA. The route reaches Toby Creek at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 558 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26002, -75.88166
Nearest town Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Toby Creek & Luzerne County Levee Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 525–557 ft

Out & Back · Kirby Park

Trailhead: 41.26002, -75.88166

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Luzerne County Levee Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miReach Toby Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 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/toby-creek-luzerne-county-levee-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

84% paved2% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania