Camp Woods
Willow Lake–Keystone Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Willow Lake–Keystone Loop, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Camp Woods near Blue Bell Glenn, PA. The route reaches Willow Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Lake–Keystone Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 205–325 ft
Out & Back · Camp Woods
Trailhead: 40.15776, -75.25673
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Milkweed Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Armentrout-Camp Woods Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mayapple Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Switchgrass Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Camp Woods-Hughes Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Keystone Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Briar Hill-Hughes Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Box Turtle Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pasture Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Willow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Old Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Box Turtle Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Briar Hill-Hughes Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camp Woods-Hughes Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Switchgrass Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mayapple Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Armentrout-Camp Woods Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Milkweed Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Box Turtle Loop–Keystone Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Keystone Loop–Mayapple Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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