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State Game Lands Number 127

Bradys Lake

4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Bradys Lake is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 127 near Thornhurst, PA. The route reaches Bradys Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,700 – 1,808 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.18750, -75.55211
Nearest town Thornhurst, PA
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Bradys Lake

4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,698–1,808 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 127

Trailhead: 41.18750, -75.55211

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Bradys Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bradys-lake-out-back-8-km-488f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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