State Game Lands Number 141
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Unionville, PA. It climbs 1,415 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 892–1,577 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141
Trailhead: Drakes Creek Road · 40.97435, -75.68865
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Drakes Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Drakes Express, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Drakes Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Sunset Drop, heading S.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Drakes Express, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Drakes Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.4 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 1.6 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Drakes Creek Road Trailhead
- Drakes Creek Road & Sunset Drop 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
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