State Game Lands Number 141
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Christmansville, PA. It climbs 696 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 861–1,577 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141
Trailhead: Forest Lake Drive · 40.98661, -75.68883
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Forest Lake Drive, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Drakes Express, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Drakes Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Forest Lake Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Drakes Express, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Forest Lake Drive Trailhead
- Drakes Express–Forest Lake Drive, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 901 ft
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