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Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop is a 4.5-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Baldwin Furnace, PA. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ski Slope Road 40.32898, -79.04418
Nearest town Baldwin Furnace, PA

Directions

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Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,887–2,728 ft

Loop · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Ski Slope Road · 40.32898, -79.04418

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gameland Road, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Ski Slope Road, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip26%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 1.1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 19% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 7% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 67°55°
Mon 74°49°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 81°59° 24%
Thu 70°47° 27%
Fri 64°45° 20%

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