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State Game Lands Number 42

Gameland Road–LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,080 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Gameland Road–LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Oakhurst, PA. It climbs 2,080 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,890 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36373, -78.97180
Nearest town Oakhurst, PA
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Gameland Road–LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,080 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,889–2,729 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.36373, -78.97180

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Gameland Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Ski Slope Road, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gameland-road-out-back-e17d

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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