State Game Lands Number 156
Spring Lake–Explorer Lodge Road, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 2 hr
Spring Lake–Explorer Lodge Road, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Poplar Grove, PA. The route reaches Spring Lake. It climbs 854 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Spring Lake–Explorer Lodge Road, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 567–998 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.24700, -76.30409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Spring Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Hill Top Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Explorer Lodge Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hill Top Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 1.0 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Horse-Shoe Trail Trailhead
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