AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

State Game Lands Number 168

Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 & Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 via Katellen Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 & Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 via Katellen Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Katellen, PA. The route passes Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 before reaching Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,140 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,509 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84285, -75.37937
Nearest town Katellen, PA
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Leroy A. Smith Spring #3 & Leroy A. Smith Spring #1 via Katellen Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 752–1,508 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168

Trailhead: 40.84285, -75.37937

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Katellen Trail, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftPass Leroy A. Smith Spring #1.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach Leroy A. Smith Spring #3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/leroy-a-smith-spring-3-leroy-a-smith-spring-1-out-back

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 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

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