State Game Lands Number 42

Ridgeview Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Ridgeview Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,871 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.22586, -79.10201
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA

Directions

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Ridgeview Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,931–2,870 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.22586, -79.10201

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.

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