Charles F. Lewis Natural Area Sunset Point–Leslie Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Rager Mountain Division near Cramer, PA. The route reaches Charles F. Lewis Natural Area Sunset Point. It climbs 985 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,955 – 2,536 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40633, -78.96658
Nearest town Cramer, PA
Directions
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Charles F. Lewis Natural Area Sunset Point–Leslie Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,954–2,536 ft
Out & Back · Rager Mountain Division
Trailhead: 40.40633, -78.96658
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Charles F. Lewis Natural Area Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wenturine Tract Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Leslie Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach Charles F. Lewis Natural Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Wenturine Tract Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Leslie Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rager Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:09 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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