State Game Lands Number 145

Governor Dick Hill–Frog Pond, 8 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Governor Dick Hill–Frog Pond, 8 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Colebrook, PA. The route passes Frog Pond before reaching Governor Dick Hill at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 856 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.24562, -76.52390
Nearest town Colebrook, PA

Directions

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Governor Dick Hill–Frog Pond, 8 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 478–1,151 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.24562, -76.52390

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Swamp Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miPass Frog Pond.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tabernacle Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Conewago Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftReach Governor Dick Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Conewago Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tabernacle Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading SW.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left onto Swamp Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunday Road, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Road, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hicks Road, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading W.
  32. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°62°
Mon 75°60°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 72°67° 24%
Fri 83°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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