Crossing Trail & Powder Magazine Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Crossing Trail & Powder Magazine Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It climbs 363 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,900 – 2,100 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powder Magazine Trail 41.21929, -75.63124
Nearest town Pleasant View Summit, PA

Directions

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Crossing Trail & Powder Magazine Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,901–2,101 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Powder Magazine Trail · 41.21929, -75.63124

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Powder Magazine Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miBear right onto Crossing Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miReach Powder Magazine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miBear left onto Powder Magazine Trail, heading NW.
  5. 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

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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