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State Game Lands Number 118

Midstate Trail Little Juniata via Quarry Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Midstate Trail Little Juniata via Quarry Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 118 near Alfarata, PA. It climbs 936 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 1,604 ft · steepest grade: 48%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Trail 40.56677, -78.12185
Nearest town Alfarata, PA
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Midstate Trail Little Juniata via Quarry Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 714–1,605 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 118

Trailhead: Lower Trail · 40.56677, -78.12185

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail Little Juniata, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Midstate Trail Little Juniata, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/midstate-trail-little-juniata-out-back-8-km-863c

Trail surface

17% dirt11% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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