Area 51 & Goat Hill via Lower Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Area 51 & Goat Hill via Lower Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Spring Mount, PA. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 492 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.27134, -75.44895
Nearest town Spring Mount, PA

Directions

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Area 51 & Goat Hill via Lower Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 166–491 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.27134, -75.44895

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Loop, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead Canyon, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Goat Hill, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Area 51, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach Area 51, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Area 51, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Hill, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Copperhead Canyon, heading E.
  17. 250 ftSharp left onto Lower Loop, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

24% dirt12% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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