Pinchot State Forest
Hanover Reservoir & Old Back Road
11.4 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Hanover Reservoir & Old Back Road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Pinchot State Forest near Witinski Villa, PA. The route reaches Hanover Reservoir. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hanover Reservoir & Old Back Road
11.4 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 615–1,346 ft
Out & Back · Pinchot State Forest
Trailhead: 41.17698, -75.94672
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 2.4 miPass Hanover Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Old Back Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Hanover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Hanover Reservoir 4.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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