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Linn Run State Park

Grove Run Trail & Powdermill Loop Trail via Quarry Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Grove Run Trail & Powdermill Loop Trail via Quarry Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Linn Run State Park near California Furnace, PA. It climbs 1,666 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,778 – 2,805 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grove Run Trail 40.15344, -79.22669
Nearest town California Furnace, PA
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Grove Run Trail & Powdermill Loop Trail via Quarry Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,780–2,804 ft

Out & Back · Linn Run State Park

Trailhead: Grove Run Trail · 40.15344, -79.22669

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 65° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Grove Run Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  3. 5.5 miReach Grove Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.5 miTurn left onto Grove Run Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.8 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/grove-run-trail-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F65°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 71°57°
Mon 74°52°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 84°62° 25%
Thu 76°60° 31%
Fri 68°52° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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