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.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,191 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56374, -75.72897
Nearest town Carpenter Town, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  3. 1.8 miReach Trostle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

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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