State Game Lands Number 141

Fixsam Cut Trail & Tank Hollow Express

5.7 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Fixsam Cut Trail & Tank Hollow Express is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Unionville, PA. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 1,591 ft · steepest grade: 40%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94170, -75.67262
Nearest town Unionville, PA

Directions

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Fixsam Cut Trail & Tank Hollow Express

5.7 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 811–1,591 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141

Trailhead: 40.94170, -75.67262

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miBear right onto Fixsam Cut Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tank Hollow Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tank Hollow Express, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miReach Fixsam Cut Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tank Hollow Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Fixsam Cut Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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