Lackawanna State Park
Trostle Pond & North Woods Trail (Yellow)
3.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Trostle Pond & North Woods Trail (Yellow) is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Wallsville, PA. The route reaches Trostle Pond. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trostle Pond & North Woods Trail (Yellow)
3.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 953–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: North Woods Trail · 41.57786, -75.71201
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 50 ftPass Trostle Pond.
- 1.7 miReach Trostle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Woods Trail Trailhead
- Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 8 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Messimer Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 8 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 10 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Meadowsweet Preserve–Ziegler Preserve, 12 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft
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