State Game Lands Number 91
Meadow Lake–Butler Run Trail, 5 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Meadow Lake–Butler Run Trail, 5 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 91 near Thornhurst, PA. The route reaches Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 841 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meadow Lake–Butler Run Trail, 5 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,656–2,121 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 91
Trailhead: Butler Run Trail · 41.17611, -75.61636
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Butler Run Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Pinchot Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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 S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Butler Run Trail, heading NE.
- 1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Butler Run Trail Trailhead
- Hines Pond & Red Pine Plantation Trail via Butler Run Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Red Pine Plantation Trail via Butler Run Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Choke Creek Falls–Butler Run Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Birchstill Trail via Butler Run Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 298 ft
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