Lackawanna State Park
Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Carpenter Town, PA. The route passes Lackawanna Lake, Lackawanna Lake and Trostle Pond before reaching Ziegler Preserve at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 993–1,121 ft
Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park
Trailhead: 41.55923, -75.71367
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Lackawanna Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Trostle Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tree Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Ziegler Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights 6 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 3 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 9 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Lackawanna Lake–Trostle Pond, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Ziegler Preserve–Lackawanna Lake, 9 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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