Lackawanna State Park
Trostle Pond via North Woods Trail (Yellow)
4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Trostle Pond via North Woods Trail (Yellow) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route reaches Trostle Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trostle Pond via North Woods Trail (Yellow)
4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 934–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.56374, -75.72897
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Trostle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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