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Big Rock Road–General Strickler Road Loop, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 156 near Waldeck, PA. It climbs 792 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 873 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: General Strickler Road 40.25720, -76.31534
Nearest town Waldeck, PA

Directions

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Big Rock Road–General Strickler Road Loop, 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 447–874 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

  1. Start on General Strickler Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Gameland Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Hill Top Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Brook Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto North Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Brook Trail, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto North Valley Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right onto General Strickler Road, heading NE.
  20. 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

20% dirt80% 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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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