State Game Lands Number 168
Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 168 near Danielsville, PA. The route reaches Stempa Spring at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stempa Spring & Stempa Spring Trail via Appalachian Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,121–1,599 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 168
Trailhead: 40.81216, -75.51929
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 5.6 miTurn right onto Stempa Spring Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Stempa Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 5.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Appalachian Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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