Bake Oven Knob–Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1, 6 viewpoints is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands 217 near Weiders Crossing, PA. The route passes South Viewpoint, Boulder Overlook, Lehigh Furnace Gap and Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1 before reaching Bake Oven Knob at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,302 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi413 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prairie Warbler Trail 40.78372, -75.60902
Nearest town Weiders Crossing, PA
Directions
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Bake Oven Knob–Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1, 6 viewpoints
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,302 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 413–1,619 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands 217
Trailhead: Prairie Warbler Trail · 40.78372, -75.60902
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: 325 PA 145 at PA 248 SB stop 497 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Warbler Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Translater Lane, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass South Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miPass Boulder Overlook.
- 1.1 miPass Lehigh Furnace Gap.
- 2.3 miPass Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1.
- 0.6 miReach Bake Oven Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.5 miTurn right onto Translater Lane, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Warbler Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 325 PA 145 at PA 248 SB stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Prairie Warbler Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail 2 mi · ▲ 899 ft
- D&L Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- D&L Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- D&L Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 123 ft
- D&L Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- D&L Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 127 ft
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