State Game Lands Number 73
Mid-State Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,637 ft · 6 hr 25 min
Mid-State Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Texas Corner, PA. It climbs 2,637 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mid-State Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,637 ft · 6 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,294–2,289 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73
Trailhead: Mid-State Trail · 40.12415, -78.38001
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid-State Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 4.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Mid-State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 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 4.8 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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