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State Game Lands Number 79

State Gameland Road

7 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 39 min

State Gameland Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 79 near Twin Rocks, PA. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 1,939 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48315, -78.88878
Nearest town Twin Rocks, PA
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State Gameland Road

7 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,483–1,941 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 79

Trailhead: 40.48315, -78.88878

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto State Gameland Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach State Gameland Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miArrive 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/state-gameland-road-out-back-11-km-c3df

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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