Bear Swamp Trail–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Bear Swamp Trail–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Swamp Trail–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,918–2,169 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boundary Line Trail · 41.21484, -75.64241
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boundary Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Boundary Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Gantz Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto White Line Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Boundary Line Trail Trailhead
- Behler Swamp Trail & Boundary Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Stone Tower & McClintock's Gate Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 156 ft
- Meadow Lake–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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