D&L Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 3 hr 30 min
D&L Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 187 near Rita, PA. It climbs 746 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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D&L Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,315–1,833 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 187
Trailhead: 41.11124, -75.84678
Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto D&L Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 4.6 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- D&L Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 722 ft
- State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point 7.7 mi · ▲ 612 ft
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