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Blue Knob State Park

Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail)–Lost Turkey Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail)–Lost Turkey Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Klahr, PA. It climbs 1,619 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MTB Trail 40.30469, -78.52309
Nearest town Klahr, PA
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Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail)–Lost Turkey Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 2,354–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: MTB Trail · 40.30469, -78.52309

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on MTB Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading W.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miReach MTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right onto Tower Road, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/lost-turkey-trail-tower-trail-lost-turkey-trail-out-back-3-sights-17-km

Trail surface

76% dirt2% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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