State Game Lands Number 210
Lykens Reservoir via Rugged Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Lykens Reservoir via Rugged Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 210 near Spechty Kopf, PA. The route reaches Lykens Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 797 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lykens Reservoir via Rugged Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 856–1,613 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 210
Trailhead: 40.53082, -76.69420
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Stone Cabin, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rugged Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Lykens Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Stone Cabin, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Stone Cabin 3.2 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Stone Cabin 4 mi · ▲ 646 ft
- Lykens Reservoir via Rugged Trail 5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Rugged Trail via Berry Road 6 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft
- Berry Road & Stone Cabin 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
- Grimm Trail–Lukes Trail, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 990 ft
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