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State Game Lands Number 43

Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 43 near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Sankanac Quarry at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 577 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17284, -75.75598
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Elevation 488–576 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 43

Trailhead: 40.17284, -75.75598

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Former Railroad Bed, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 300 ftReach Sankanac Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sankanac-quarry-former-railroad-bed-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

10% gravel5% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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