Bunker Hill
6.4 mi · ▲ 968 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Bunker Hill is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Bear Gap, PA. It climbs 968 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Directions
Bunker Hill
6.4 mi · ▲ 968 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 960–1,490 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.82057, -76.49884
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Black Road Trail 13 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
- Bunker Hill 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft
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