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State Game Lands Number 43

Mushroom Rock & Sankanac Quarry via Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below

2.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 56 min

Mushroom Rock & Sankanac Quarry via Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 43 near Trythall, PA. The route passes Sankanac Quarry before reaching Mushroom Rock at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 558 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17320, -75.75189
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Mushroom Rock & Sankanac Quarry via Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below

2.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 56 min

Elevation 469–556 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 43

Trailhead: 40.17320, -75.75189

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach Mushroom Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mushroom-rock-sankanac-quarry-out-back-4-km-4f0c

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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