State Game Lands Number 91
Meadow Lake & Frank Gantz Trail via Pinchot Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Meadow Lake & Frank Gantz Trail via Pinchot Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Pleasant View Summit, PA. The route reaches Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meadow Lake & Frank Gantz Trail via Pinchot Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,838–2,121 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91
Trailhead: Choke Creek Nature Trail · 41.20041, -75.63171
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Choke Creek Nature Trail Trailhead
- Choke Creek Cabin ROW via Pinchot Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Boundary Line Trail via Pinchot Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Bear Swamp Trail & Frank Gantz Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft
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