State Game Lands Number 145
Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Timber Hills, PA. The route passes Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach and Frog Pond before reaching Conewago Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,084 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 554–1,117 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145
Trailhead: 40.24318, -76.49208
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto CBT, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Conewago Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tabernacle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Frog Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Conewago Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tabernacle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Conewago Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Radar Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto CBT, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Colflesh boulders–Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- Highball Boulder–Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft
- General Nicholas Biddle Road & Turnpike Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 10 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Governor Dick Hill–Frog Pond Loop, 11 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 809 ft
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