State Game Lands Number 145

Boy Scout Road & General Nicholas Biddle Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

9 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Boy Scout Road & General Nicholas Biddle Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Timber Hills, PA. It climbs 421 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 696 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24061, -76.48953
Nearest town Timber Hills, PA

Directions

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Boy Scout Road & General Nicholas Biddle Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

9 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 498–695 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145

Trailhead: 40.24061, -76.48953

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hicks Road, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miReach General Nicholas Biddle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.8 miTurn left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 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

38% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity50%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°62°
Mon 76°60°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 72°67° 24%
Fri 83°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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