State Game Lands Number 211
Rattling Run Trail & Water Tank Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,207 ft · 5 hr
Rattling Run Trail & Water Tank Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 211 near White Spring, PA. It climbs 2,207 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rattling Run Trail & Water Tank Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,207 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 459–1,620 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: Rattling Run Trail · 40.40217, -76.83790
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rattling Run Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Water Tank Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Stony Creek Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Rattling Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Water Tank Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rattling Run Trail, heading NW.
- 3.8 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 2.7 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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