State Game Lands Number 145
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Colebrook, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 542–664 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145
Trailhead: Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · 40.23856, -76.51023
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto CBT, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lebanon Valley Rail Trail Trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Boy Scout Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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