State Game Lands Number 145
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 50 min
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Timber Hills, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 50 min
Elevation 554–658 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145
Trailhead: 40.24318, -76.49208
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Colflesh boulders–Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- Highball Boulder–Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft
- Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- General Nicholas Biddle Road & Turnpike Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 10 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Governor Dick Hill–Frog Pond Loop, 11 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 809 ft
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