State Game Lands Number 168
Stempa Spring–Delps Side Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,282 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Stempa Spring–Delps Side Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Delps, PA. The route reaches Stempa Spring at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,282 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stempa Spring–Delps Side Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,282 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 846–1,599 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: Delps Side Trail · 40.80922, -75.45131
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Delps Side Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Stempa Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Stempa Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Delps Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Delps Side Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian Viewpoint & Delps Side Trail via Appalachian Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 790 ft
- Little Gap–Appalachian Trail, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,708 ft
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