State Game Lands Number 145

Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights

16 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Bellaire, PA. The route passes Frog Pond and Conewago Lake before reaching Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 773 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 892 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Conewago Recreation Trail 40.19506, -76.56762
Nearest town Bellaire, PA

Directions

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Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights

16 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 432–893 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145

Trailhead: Conewago Recreation Trail · 40.19506, -76.56762

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Conewago Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.7 miTurn right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Swamp Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miPass Frog Pond.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
  13. 150 ftReach Conewago Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.2 miSharp left onto Swamp Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Road, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hicks Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading W.
  20. 1.7 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
  21. 3.7 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

46% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 76°62°
Mon 76°60°
Tue 78°56°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 73°67° 24%
Fri 83°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~211 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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