State Game Lands Number 157
Mothership Connection Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 49 min
Mothership Connection Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 157 near Strawntown, PA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mothership Connection Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 49 min
Elevation 488–687 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 157
Trailhead: 40.47605, -75.22710
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Mothership Connection Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Mothership Connection Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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