State Game Lands Number 79
Ghost Town Trail via C&I Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Ghost Town Trail via C&I Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 79 near Cardiff, PA. It climbs 354 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ghost Town Trail via C&I Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,744–1,964 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 79
Trailhead: Ghost Town Trail - Stritty's Way · 40.50015, -78.83814
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Town Trail, heading S.
- 7.9 miReach Ghost Town Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:09 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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