Hawk Mountain–East Rocks, 7 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Rauschs, PA. The route passes South Lookout, Appalachian Overlook, Hawk Mountain and East Rocks. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi715 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63382, -75.98706
Nearest town Rauschs, PA
Directions
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Hawk Mountain–East Rocks, 7 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 715–1,520 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Trailhead: 40.63382, -75.98706
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lookout Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass South Lookout.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Appalachian Overlook.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Escarpment Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto East Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass East Rocks.
- 50 ftReach Hawk Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Golden Eagle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto River of Rocks Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Slide–South Lookout, 4 viewpoints 1.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Sunset Overlook–South Lookout, 4 viewpoints 1.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Kettle View–North Lookout, 7 viewpoints 3.5 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- South Lookout–Appalachian Overlook, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,485 ft
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