State Game Lands Number 168
Appalachian Trail & Wind Gap
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Appalachian Trail & Wind Gap is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Katellen, PA. The route reaches Wind Gap at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,783 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Appalachian Trail & Wind Gap
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 752–1,544 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: 40.84285, -75.37937
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miPass Wind Gap.
- 50 ftReach Appalachian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 & Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 via Katellen Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft
- Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft
- Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,046 ft
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