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.
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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
- Start on Conewago Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Frog Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
- 150 ftReach Conewago Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hicks Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Conewago Recreation Trail Trailhead
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Dinosaur Rock–Bridle Trail, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Frog Pond–General Nicholas Biddle Road, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders, 8 rocks 15.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft
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