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State Game Lands Number 145

Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT Loop, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT Loop, 6 sights is a 10.9-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 145 near Timber Hills, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach. It climbs 780 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24061, -76.48953
Nearest town Timber Hills, PA
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT Loop, 6 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 498–1,142 ft

Loop · State Game Lands Number 145

Trailhead: 40.24061, -76.48953

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hicks Road, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boy Scout Road, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto CBT, heading E.
  14. 400 ftTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.9 miTurn right onto Farm Trail, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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/mt-gretna-lake-beach-loop

Trail surface

20% gravel12% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity50%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°62°
Mon 76°60°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 72°67° 24%
Fri 83°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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