Conservation Trail–Elders Run Trail, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 46 near Canaan Grove, PA. It climbs 368 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 945 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elders Run Trail 40.26648, -76.25525
Nearest town Canaan Grove, PA
Directions
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Conservation Trail–Elders Run Trail, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 546–944 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 46
Trailhead: Elders Run Trail · 40.26648, -76.25525
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elders Run Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Spicebush Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Conservation Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Explorer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spicebush Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View Trail Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Elders Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
79% dirt6% rock15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity54%
Rained 2.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun
75°61°
Mon
75°59°
Tue
76°55°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
72°66°
23%
Fri
81°64°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Elders Run Trail Trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 736 ft
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