Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point
4.3 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Marysville, PA. The route reaches Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 768 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point
4.3 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 560–1,335 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.34592, -76.93873
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Statue of Liberty Viewpoint 1.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Rockville Bridge Viewpoint 1.9 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve Sunset Point & Rockville Bridge Viewpoint Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
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