AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

State Game Lands Number 187

D&L Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 6 min

D&L Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 187 near Rita, PA. It climbs 668 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,335 – 1,834 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.10769, -75.87946
Nearest town Rita, PA
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D&L Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,336–1,833 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 187

Trailhead: 41.10769, -75.87946

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto D&L Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/d-l-trail-out-back-14-km-e3ed

Trail surface

20% dirt11% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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