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Prophecy Creek Park

Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector & Wings Field Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector & Wings Field Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Prophecy Creek Park near Broad Axe, PA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 282 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13918, -75.24225
Nearest town Broad Axe, PA
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Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector & Wings Field Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 223–283 ft

Out & Back · Prophecy Creek Park

Trailhead: 40.13918, -75.24225

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Farm Trail, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Farm Trail;Maple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Farm Trail, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Wings Field Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miReach Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Willow Lake-Prophecy Creek Connector, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Farm Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Farm Trail;Maple Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Farm Trail, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willow-lake-prophecy-creek-connector-wings-field-trail-out-back-via-willow-lake-prophecy-creek-connector

Trail surface

65% grass27% paved1% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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