State Game Lands Number 211
Water Tank Trail via Rattling Run Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,313 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Water Tank Trail via Rattling Run Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 211 near Ellendale Forge, PA. It climbs 2,313 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Water Tank Trail via Rattling Run Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,313 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 466–1,620 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: 40.39740, -76.85866
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Rattling Run Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn right onto Water Tank Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Stony Creek Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Water Tank Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Water Tank Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rattling Run Trail, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 4.2 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Rattling Run Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- Rattling Run Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
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