State Game Lands Number 145
Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders, 8 rocks
15.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders, 8 rocks is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 145 near Bellaire, PA. The route passes Savage Boulders, Scarlet Lady Boulder, 45 Area Boulders and Smiley Boulder before reaching Highball Boulder at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders, 8 rocks
15.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 432–876 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 145
Trailhead: Conewago Recreation Trail · 40.19506, -76.56762
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Conewago Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
- 2 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Chiques Creek Headwaters Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Chiques Creek Headwaters Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Savage Boulders.
- 50 ftPass Scarlet Lady Boulder.
- 50 ftPass 45 Area Boulders.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Highball Boulder.
- 150 ftReach Smiley Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Chiques Creek Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto General Nicholas Biddle Road, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 3.7 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Conewago Recreation Trail Trailhead
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Dinosaur Rock–Bridle Trail, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Frog Pond–General Nicholas Biddle Road, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights 16 mi · ▲ 773 ft
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