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.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Lake Drive 40.98661, -75.68883
Nearest town Christmansville, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Forest Lake Drive, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Drakes Express, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Drakes Creek Road, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miReach Forest Lake Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Drakes Express, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

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

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