AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

State Game Lands Number 232

Dog Run Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Dog Run Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 232 near Dunsfort, PA. It climbs 837 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18445, -80.48272
Nearest town Dunsfort, PA
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Dog Run Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 860–1,287 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 232

Trailhead: 40.18445, -80.48272

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Game Lands Emergency Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dog Run Road, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach Dog Run Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Game Lands Emergency Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 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/dog-run-road-out-back-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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