Mid-State Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Clover Creek, PA. It climbs 1,642 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,319 – 2,267 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mid-State Trail 40.29216, -78.26647
Nearest town Clover Creek, PA
Directions
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Mid-State Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,642 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,320–2,268 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73
Trailhead: Mid-State Trail · 40.29216, -78.26647
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid-State Trail, heading SE.
- 6.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Mid-State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 6.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cover Tower Road via Mid-State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 479 ft
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