State Game Lands Number 38
Grass Lake
7.9 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Grass Lake is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 38 near Crescent Lake, PA. The route reaches Grass Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 508 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Grass Lake
7.9 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,783–1,990 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 38
Trailhead: 41.04453, -75.37346
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Grass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Vista via South Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- South Viewpoint via South Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Deep Lake Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- South Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 466 ft
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