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State Game Lands Number 79

State Gameland Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 631 ft · 2 hr 57 min

State Gameland Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 79 near Vintondale, PA. It climbs 631 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,493 – 1,939 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48289, -78.91894
Nearest town Vintondale, PA
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State Gameland Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 631 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,493–1,941 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 79

Trailhead: 40.48289, -78.91894

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.1 miSharp left onto State Gameland Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach State Gameland Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 3.1 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-13-km-8b95

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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