AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Mountain Overlook & Ridge Drop

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Bear Mountain Overlook & Ridge Drop is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Long Run, PA. The route reaches Bear Mountain Overlook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,004 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,509 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Drop 40.87923, -75.69531
Nearest town Long Run, PA
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Bear Mountain Overlook & Ridge Drop

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 977–1,510 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ridge Drop · 40.87923, -75.69531

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Ridge Drop, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Bear Mountain Overlook, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach Bear Mountain Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Ridge Drop, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-mountain-overlook-bear-mountain-overlook-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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