State Game Lands Number 141
Drakes Express–Forest Lake Drive, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Drakes Express–Forest Lake Drive, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Christmansville, PA. It climbs 901 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Drakes Express–Forest Lake Drive, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 876–1,577 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.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Sunset Drop, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Forest Lake Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Drakes Express, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 7:52 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Forest Lake Drive Trailhead
- Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 696 ft
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