State Game Lands Number 73

Mid-State Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 2 hr

Mid-State Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 73 near Tatesville, PA. It climbs 1,393 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 2,054 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mid-State Trail 40.04332, -78.37254
Nearest town Tatesville, PA

Directions

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Mid-State Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,294–2,055 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 73

Trailhead: Mid-State Trail · 40.04332, -78.37254

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mid-State Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 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

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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