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Ecology Grove & Shooting Sports Access Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 49 min

Ecology Grove & Shooting Sports Access Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Smiths Corner, PA. The route reaches Ecology Grove. It climbs 376 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 413 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shooting Sports Access Road 40.43482, -75.09255
Nearest town Smiths Corner, PA
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Ecology Grove & Shooting Sports Access Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 49 min

Elevation 189–415 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shooting Sports Access Road · 40.43482, -75.09255

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Shooting Sports Access Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shooting Sports Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wakoda Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach Ecology Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shooting Sports Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Shooting Sports Access Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ecology-grove-shooting-sports-access-road-out-back-3-km-9bef

Trail surface

42% gravel39% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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