State Game Lands Number 91
Frank Gantz Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,080 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Frank Gantz Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It climbs 1,080 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Frank Gantz Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,080 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,798–2,176 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91
Trailhead: Choke Creek Nature Trail · 41.20041, -75.63171
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pine Hill Road, heading N.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Hayes Run Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto North Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Frank Gantz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hayes Run Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Painter Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pine Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto White Line Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 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 3.8 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Choke Creek Nature Trail Trailhead
- Choke Creek Cabin ROW via Pinchot Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Boundary Line Trail via Pinchot Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Bear Swamp Trail & Frank Gantz Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft
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