Activities Trail–Big Rock Road, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Poplar Grove, PA. It climbs 657 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.24056, -76.33635
Nearest town Poplar Grove, PA
Directions
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Activities Trail–Big Rock Road, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 437–713 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.24056, -76.33635
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gameland Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Timbr Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Activities Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Timbr Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gameland Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity51%
Rained 2.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun
76°63°
Mon
76°60°
Tue
77°56°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
73°66°
23%
Fri
82°65°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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