State Game Lands Number 73

Mid-State Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,813 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Mid-State Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Texas Corner, PA. It climbs 2,813 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 2,290 ft · steepest grade: 33%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11989, -78.39307
Nearest town Texas Corner, PA

Directions

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Mid-State Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,813 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,294–2,289 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73

Trailhead: 40.11989, -78.39307

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 4.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Mid-State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 4.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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