Activities Trail & Sharp Valley Trail via North Valley Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Activities Trail & Sharp Valley Trail via North Valley Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Poplar Grove, PA. It climbs 367 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Activities Trail & Sharp Valley Trail via North Valley Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 449–713 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail · 40.25379, -76.32393
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Hammer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Activities Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Sharp Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sharp Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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