Bushkill Colony Trail & Pineflats Trail via Pine Flats Fireline Trail

6 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Bushkill Colony Trail & Pineflats Trail via Pine Flats Fireline Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Pine Flats, PA. It climbs 387 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,247 – 1,401 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pineflats Trail 41.24409, -75.06915
Nearest town Pine Flats, PA

Directions

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Bushkill Colony Trail & Pineflats Trail via Pine Flats Fireline Trail

6 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,245–1,401 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pineflats Trail · 41.24409, -75.06915

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Pineflats Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pine Flats Fireline Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miReach Pineflats Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Pineflats Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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