AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Greenspan Option & Rattlesnake Ridge

8.1 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 3 hr

Greenspan Option & Rattlesnake Ridge is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Walcksville, PA. It climbs 608 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,332 – 1,604 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Ridge 40.88846, -75.67652
Nearest town Walcksville, PA
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Greenspan Option & Rattlesnake Ridge

8.1 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 1,331–1,604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Ridge · 40.88846, -75.67652

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Rattlesnake Ridge, heading NE.
  2. 4 miReach Rattlesnake Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenspan-option-rattlesnake-ridge-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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