State Game Lands Number 46
Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 46 near Mount Airy, PA. It climbs 431 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 536–944 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 46
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.26512, -76.23870
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Explorer Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Elders Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 1 miThe loop closes 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 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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