State Game Lands Number 145
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–Bridle Trail, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–Bridle Trail, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Colebrook, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach. It climbs 692 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–Bridle Trail, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 498–1,142 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 40.22974, -76.50377
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto CBT, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 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 5.0 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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