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State Game Lands Number 91

Behler Swamp Trail–Frank Gantz Trail, 7 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Behler Swamp Trail–Frank Gantz Trail, 7 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Rockdale, PA. It climbs 1,361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,358 – 2,175 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Bridge Road 41.29709, -75.63198
Nearest town Rockdale, PA
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Behler Swamp Trail–Frank Gantz Trail, 7 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,358–2,176 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 on High Bridge Road, heading SE.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Watres Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Hayes Run Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Painter Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pine Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto White Line Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Behler Swamp Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftReach High Bridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miBear left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Pine Hill Road, heading N.
  21. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Hayes Run Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Watres Trail, heading N.
  23. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto High Bridge Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/behler-swamp-trail-out-back

Trail surface

91% dirt2% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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