AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

State Game Lands Number 158

Bells Gap Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Bells Gap Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 158 near Roots, PA. It climbs 938 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,240 – 2,188 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Gap Trail 40.61481, -78.36440
Nearest town Roots, PA
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Bells Gap Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,241–2,188 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 158

Trailhead: Bells Gap Trail · 40.61481, -78.36440

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bells Gap Trail, heading NW.
  2. 6.3 miReach Bells Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 6.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

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

Trail surface

36% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Roots, Pennsylvania