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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.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 873 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail 40.25379, -76.32393
Nearest town Poplar Grove, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Gameland Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Road, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Sharp Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hill Top Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Brook Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto North Valley Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Brook Trail, heading N.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity68%
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 76°61°
Mon 76°59°
Tue 77°56°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 72°66° 23%
Fri 82°65° 15%

Sunset

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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