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