State Game Lands Number 42
Ridgeview Road
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,024 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Ridgeview Road is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 2,024 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ridgeview Road
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,024 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,977–2,907 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.22106, -79.06974
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 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 (~88 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir 2.8 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Boy Scout Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Boy Scout Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 9 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Ridgeview Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft
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