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State Game Lands Number 210

Lukes Trail & Rim Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Lukes Trail & Rim Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 210 near Lykens, PA. It climbs 1,294 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,611 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54424, -76.69031
Nearest town Lykens, PA
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Lukes Trail & Rim Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,033–1,613 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 210

Trailhead: 40.54424, -76.69031

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone Cabin, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 4.3 miSharp left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Lukes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rim Trail, heading E.
  11. 4.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Stone Cabin, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lukes-trail-out-back-b7a6

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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