State Game Lands Number 145

Frog Pond–General Nicholas Biddle Road, 6 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Frog Pond–General Nicholas Biddle Road, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Bellaire, PA. The route reaches Frog Pond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 549 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 843 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Conewago Recreation Trail 40.19506, -76.56762
Nearest town Bellaire, PA

Directions

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Frog Pond–General Nicholas Biddle Road, 6 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 432–844 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145

Trailhead: Conewago Recreation Trail · 40.19506, -76.56762

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Conewago Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.7 miTurn right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Swamp Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Monument Rock Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miSharp left onto Swamp Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hicks Road, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SW.
  23. 1.7 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading SW.
  24. 3.6 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

49% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 76°62°
Mon 76°60°
Tue 78°56°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 73°67° 24%
Fri 83°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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