Big Rock Road–Big Timbr Trail Loop, 9 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 156 near Waldeck, PA. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: General Strickler Road 40.25720, -76.31534
Nearest town Waldeck, PA
Directions
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Big Rock Road–Big Timbr Trail Loop, 9 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 447–716 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: General Strickler Road · 40.25720, -76.31534
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on General Strickler Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gameland Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Big Timbr Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto North Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto General Strickler Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F66°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity58%
Rained 2.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun
75°61°
Mon
75°58°
Tue
76°55°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
72°66°
23%
Fri
81°64°
15%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from General Strickler Road Trailhead
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- Activities Trail–Big Timbr Trail Loop, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- General Strickler Road–Hill Top Road, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Big Timbr Trail–Explorer Lodge Road Loop, 8 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Big Rock Road–General Strickler Road Loop, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft
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