Little Gap & Appalachian Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Danielsville, PA. The route reaches Little Gap. It climbs 875 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,096 – 1,431 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81216, -75.51929
Nearest town Danielsville, PA
Directions
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Little Gap & Appalachian Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,095–1,429 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: 40.81216, -75.51929
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Little Gap.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Little Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear 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
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Appalachian Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft
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