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State Game Lands Number 156

Explorer Lodge Road–Explorer Lodge Trail, 8 sights

5 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr

Explorer Lodge Road–Explorer Lodge Trail, 8 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Johnstown, PA. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 873 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail 40.26243, -76.32471
Nearest town Johnstown, PA
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Explorer Lodge Road–Explorer Lodge Trail, 8 sights

5 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 447–874 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156

Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail · 40.26243, -76.32471

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start on Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Explorer Lodge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hill Top Road, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Brook Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto North Valley Trail, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Brook Trail, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftSharp left onto North Valley Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forge Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Valley Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Forge Hill Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 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/explorer-lodge-road-explorer-lodge-trail-out-back-8-sights-8-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F66°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity58%
Rained 2.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°61°
Mon 75°58°
Tue 76°55°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 72°66° 23%
Fri 81°64° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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