State Game Lands Number 211
Kinter View & Shikellimy Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,378 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Kinter View & Shikellimy Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 211 near Carsonville, PA. The route reaches Kinter View at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,378 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kinter View & Shikellimy Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,378 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 549–1,380 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: Appalachian National Scenic Trail · 40.45184, -76.77617
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Shikellimy Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Kinter View Spur, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Kinter View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Shikellimy Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 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 1.0 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian National Scenic Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Rattling Run Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,181 ft
- Rattling Run Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail & Water Tank Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft
- Old Sawmill Trail–Shikellimy Trail, 3 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,023 ft
- Rattling Run Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,396 ft
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