State Game Lands Number 73
Culpepper Road–Mid-State Trail - Bear Spring Road, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Culpepper Road–Mid-State Trail - Bear Spring Road, 3 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Texas Corner, PA. It climbs 1,912 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Culpepper Road–Mid-State Trail - Bear Spring Road, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,110–1,959 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73
Trailhead: 40.12083, -78.39534
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Culpepper Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miReach Culpepper Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Mid-State Trail - Bear Spring Road, heading S.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Culpepper Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~174 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Culpepper Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft
- Mid-State Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Mid-State Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,813 ft
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