Midstate Trail Little Juniata via Lower Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Mount Etna, PA. It climbs 981 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 1,604 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: William Lane 40.52054, -78.17222
Nearest town Mount Etna, PA
Directions
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Midstate Trail Little Juniata via Lower Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 712–1,605 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: William Lane · 40.52054, -78.17222
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on William Lane, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto William Lane, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower Trail, heading N.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail Little Juniata, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Midstate Trail Little Juniata, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lower Trail, heading SE.
- 4.7 miContinue straight onto William Lane, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto William Lane, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% gravel6% dirt1% other26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lower Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lower Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- Lower Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft
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