State Game Lands Number 42

Ridgeview Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Ridgeview Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Waterford, PA. It climbs 1,041 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,923 – 2,854 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23079, -79.14951
Nearest town Waterford, PA

Directions

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Ridgeview Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,922–2,853 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.23079, -79.14951

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 2.6 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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