Big Rock Road–Hill Top Road, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Poplar Grove, PA. It climbs 650 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Rock Road–Hill Top Road, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 437–874 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail · 40.25379, -76.32393
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Gameland Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Sharp Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hill Top Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto North Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Brook Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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