State Game Lands Number 91
Bear Swamp Trail & Frank Gantz Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr
Bear Swamp Trail & Frank Gantz Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Swamp Trail & Frank Gantz Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 1,838–2,169 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91
Trailhead: Choke Creek Nature Trail · 41.20041, -75.63171
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Frank Gantz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Choke Creek Nature Trail Trailhead
- Choke Creek Cabin ROW via Pinchot Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Boundary Line Trail via Pinchot Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Meadow Lake & Frank Gantz Trail via Pinchot Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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