State Game Lands Number 168
Appalachian Viewpoint & Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Appalachian Viewpoint & Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Delps, PA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 790 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 790 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 846–1,585 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: Delps Side Trail · 40.80922, -75.45131
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Delps Side Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Delps Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Delps Side Trail Trailhead
- Stempa Spring–Delps Side Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,282 ft
- Little Gap–Appalachian Trail, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,708 ft
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