State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point via D&L Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 5 hr 15 min
State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point via D&L Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 119 near Moosehead, PA. The route reaches State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 1,049 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point via D&L Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,463–1,753 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 119
Trailhead: 41.12928, -75.80707
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto D&L Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach State Game Lands Number 187 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 6.3 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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