Cover Tower Road & Mid-State Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Beavertown, PA. It climbs 982 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,759 – 2,267 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mid-State Trail 40.36842, -78.21547
Nearest town Beavertown, PA
Directions
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Cover Tower Road & Mid-State Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,759–2,268 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73
Trailhead: Mid-State Trail · 40.36842, -78.21547
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 71°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid-State Trail, heading S.
- 6 miSharp left onto Cover Tower Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Mid-State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
- 6 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F56°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 2.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Mon
71°55°
Tue
78°51°
Wed
85°58°
17%
Thu
73°64°
18%
Fri
77°59°
Sat
81°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mid-State Trail Trailhead
- Mill Lane 3.2 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Mid-State Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft
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