State Game Lands Number 168
Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Katellen, PA. The route reaches Stempa Spring at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,578 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 752–1,598 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: 40.84285, -75.37937
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Stempa Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Stempa Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.6 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 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 & Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 via Katellen Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft
- Appalachian Trail & Wind Gap 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft
- Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,046 ft
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