State Game Lands Number 46
Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 46 near Canaan Grove, PA. It climbs 799 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Elders Run Trail–Explorer Trail, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 518–989 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 46
Trailhead: Spicebush Trail · 40.26829, -76.24801
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spicebush Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Elders Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Elders Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Spicebush Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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 1.5 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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