State Game Lands Number 91

Bear Swamp Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Bear Swamp Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Rockdale, PA. It climbs 1,115 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 2,175 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Bridge Road 41.29709, -75.63198
Nearest town Rockdale, PA

Directions

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Bear Swamp Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,291–2,176 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91

Trailhead: High Bridge Road · 41.29709, -75.63198

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Watres Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Hayes Run Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Painter Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pine Hill Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miReach Hayes Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Hayes Run Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Watres Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 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

80% dirt3% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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