1280–B, 3 groves
2.4 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 4 min
1280–B, 3 groves is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Flinn Reserve Expansion near Pleasant Valley, PA. The route passes B before reaching 1280 at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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1280–B, 3 groves
2.4 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,018–1,294 ft
Out & Back · Flinn Reserve Expansion
Trailhead: 40.39502, -79.67284
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 20% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass B.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Swords Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach 1280, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- FRX & B 2.4 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- B–LRW, 4 groves 3.3 mi · ▲ 508 ft
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