State Game Lands Number 141

Drakes Express & Sunset Drop

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Drakes Express & Sunset Drop is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Mud Run, PA. It climbs 1,513 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 32%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99060, -75.71067
Nearest town Mud Run, PA

Directions

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Drakes Express & Sunset Drop

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 876–1,577 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141

Trailhead: 40.99060, -75.71067

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Drakes Express, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Sunset Drop, heading E.
  6. 300 ftReach Drakes Express, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.1 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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