State Game Lands Number 91
Hines Pond–Choke Creek Cabin ROW, 7 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Hines Pond–Choke Creek Cabin ROW, 7 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Pleasant View Summit, PA. The route reaches Hines Pond at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 886 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hines Pond–Choke Creek Cabin ROW, 7 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,710–2,133 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91
Trailhead: Powder Magazine Trail · 41.21929, -75.63124
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Powder Magazine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto White Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Thirsty Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Hines Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pine Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powder Magazine Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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