Promised Land State Park Hike
May 5, 2015 6:39:04 GMT -5
Post by hoosier on May 5, 2015 6:39:04 GMT -5
Promised Land State Park
Saturday May 2, 2015
Decided I would do a loop hike in a State Park that I have not visited in quite a while. And Promised Land state park fit the bill perfectly.
Parked at the Bruce Lake parking area on route 390. North of the village of Promised Land PA
Did a nice nine mile loop using the Bruce Lake Trail, Brown Trail, Ridge Trail, Telephone Trail, Bruce Lake Trail, (West Branch). Passing by both Bruce Lake and Egypt Meadow Lakes
For the most parts it was an easy hike with very little elevation gain. Areas of the single-track trails, especially portions of the Telephone Trail and southerly end of the Bruce Lake Trail where very brushy with encroaching sheep laurel to scratch up my legs. Wore shorts but second guessed myself after encountering the brushy areas.
The Telephone Trail had some nice rocky sections, which I recalled from the last time I hiked here over ten years ago.
Overall a pleasant, easy walk in the woods. Pulled two ticks off, but they only made it as far as my socks.
A few pictures from the day
Swampy meadow on Bruce Lake trail
Southern end of Bruce Lake
Bruce Lake
Egypt Meadow Lake
Egypt Meadwo Lake
Saturday May 2, 2015
Decided I would do a loop hike in a State Park that I have not visited in quite a while. And Promised Land state park fit the bill perfectly.
Parked at the Bruce Lake parking area on route 390. North of the village of Promised Land PA
Did a nice nine mile loop using the Bruce Lake Trail, Brown Trail, Ridge Trail, Telephone Trail, Bruce Lake Trail, (West Branch). Passing by both Bruce Lake and Egypt Meadow Lakes
For the most parts it was an easy hike with very little elevation gain. Areas of the single-track trails, especially portions of the Telephone Trail and southerly end of the Bruce Lake Trail where very brushy with encroaching sheep laurel to scratch up my legs. Wore shorts but second guessed myself after encountering the brushy areas.
The Telephone Trail had some nice rocky sections, which I recalled from the last time I hiked here over ten years ago.
Overall a pleasant, easy walk in the woods. Pulled two ticks off, but they only made it as far as my socks.
A few pictures from the day
Swampy meadow on Bruce Lake trail
Southern end of Bruce Lake
Bruce Lake
Egypt Meadow Lake
Egypt Meadwo Lake