State Game Lands Number 156
Big Timbr Trail–Explorer Lodge Road Loop, 8 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Big Timbr Trail–Explorer Lodge Road Loop, 8 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 156 near Waldeck, PA. It climbs 572 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Timbr Trail–Explorer Lodge Road Loop, 8 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 447–758 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 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Explorer Lodge Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Big Timbr Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto North Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto General Strickler Road, heading E.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from General Strickler Road Trailhead
- Forge Hill–Forge Hill Road, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- 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 Rock Road–Big Timbr Trail Loop, 9 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Big Rock Road–General Strickler Road Loop, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- Cannon Hill–Spring Lake, 6 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
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