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State Game Lands Number 141

Fire Tower Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Fire Tower Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Hauto, PA. It climbs 767 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,693 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85067, -75.88944
Nearest town Hauto, PA
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Fire Tower Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,030–1,694 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141

Trailhead: 40.85067, -75.88944

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
  10. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 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/fire-tower-road-out-back-16-km-717b

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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