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State Game Lands Number 43

Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed

2.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr

Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 43 near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Sankanac Quarry. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 558 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17320, -75.75189
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Sankanac Quarry & Former Railroad Bed

2.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 412–556 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 43

Trailhead: 40.17320, -75.75189

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Former Railroad Bed, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miReach Sankanac Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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-4-km

Trail surface

47% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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