Bear Mountain Overlook–Dead End, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Bear Mountain Overlook–Dead End, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Long Run, PA. It climbs 1,071 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Mountain Overlook–Dead End, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 12 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
- Start on Ridge Drop, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Bear Mountain Overlook, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Dead End, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Ridge Drop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bear Mountain Overlook, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ridge Drop, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bear Mountain Overlook & Ridge Drop 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft
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