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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Moon Lake Park is a local favorite for many in Luzerne County and the Wilkes-Barre area. Trail ratings here are relative: all trail surfaces are rocky, rooty, and unpredictable. Turns are tight. The signature downhill trails are NFS and Screamer.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
google parking directions Access Info:
Roadside parking along Atherton Rd in front of Moon Lake Park entrance.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #1,145
- State Ranking
- #10
- Trails
- 46
- Total Distance
- 22 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,392 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,359 ft
- Total Vertical
- 380 ft
- Reports
- 16
- Photos
- 6
- Ridden Counter
- 598
Popular Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature's Way 1 | |||
| Twister | |||
| T-Rex 1 | |||
| Ledgeview | |||
| Thorny | |||
| Screamer | |||
| T-Rex 2 | |||
| What | |||
| Dark | |||
| 8 Trail | |||
| Nature's Way 2 | |||
| Silver Fox |
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Ledgeview
894 | Ledgeview, Kingston
Jan 14, 2016 @ 6:19am
Jan 14, 2016
trail: Deacon
286 | Deacon, Scranton
Apr 24, 2015 @ 5:49pm
Apr 24, 2015
trail: Deacon
240 | Deacon, Scranton
Apr 24, 2015 @ 5:45pm
Apr 24, 2015
trail: 8 Trail
204 | 8 Trail, Scranton
Apr 20, 2015 @ 1:06pm
Apr 20, 2015Videos of Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Screamer
1:12 |
138 |
Jun 21, 2016
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | SUPER fun ride down a concrete spillway! I was... | Feb 15, 2018 @ 12:47pm Feb 15, 2018 | ||
 | trail | The beginning of this trail coming from the... | Jun 21, 2016 @ 5:37pm Jun 21, 2016 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | jbev88 | add | ridelog | May 9, 2018 ride log and 8 more | Sep 17, 2018 @ 4:03am Sep 17, 2018 |
| Guagliad | add | ridelog | Sep 16, 2018 ride log | Sep 16, 2018 @ 6:05pm Sep 16, 2018 |
 | amysue135 | add | ridelog | Sep 15, 2018 ride log | Sep 15, 2018 @ 5:10pm Sep 15, 2018 |
 | kmsshaffer | add | ridelog | Sep 2, 2018 ride log | Sep 7, 2018 @ 1:05pm Sep 7, 2018 |
| Rpmarheine | add | ridelog | Sep 5, 2018 ride log | Sep 5, 2018 @ 5:00pm Sep 5, 2018 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Slocum State Park | 5 | 7 | 9.3 km | ||
| Lackawanna State Park | 6 | 17 | 4 | 27.4 km | |
| Bear Creek | 1 | 30.6 km | |||
| Owl Creek Reservoir | 2 | 1 | 32.4 km | ||
| Roaring Creek | 1 | 3 | 36.4 km |
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