State Game Lands Number 141

Buzzard's Option & Penn Haven Express

3.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Buzzard's Option & Penn Haven Express is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Penn Haven Junction, PA. It climbs 515 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,273 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penn Haven Express 40.94247, -75.71806
Nearest town Penn Haven Junction, PA

Directions

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Buzzard's Option & Penn Haven Express

3.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,272–1,573 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141

Trailhead: Penn Haven Express · 40.94247, -75.71806

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Penn Haven Express, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Buzzard's Option, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miReach Penn Haven Express, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Penn Haven Express, heading E.
  5. 1.2 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

66% gravel34% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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