Bonobo Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Port Clinton, PA. It climbs 2,199 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 1,401 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57482, -76.01748
Nearest town Port Clinton, PA
Directions
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Bonobo Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 387–1,402 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 40.57482, -76.01748
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Port Clinton stop 630 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 4.5 miTurn right onto Bonobo Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Bonobo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 4.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Port Clinton stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,757 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,561 ft
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