South Lookout–Appalachian Overlook, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Rauschs, PA. The route passes South Lookout and Appalachian Overlook. It climbs 2,485 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63382, -75.98706
Nearest town Rauschs, PA
Directions
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South Lookout–Appalachian Overlook, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,485 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 551–1,520 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.
- 2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 4.2 miReach South Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 2 miBear left onto Escarpment Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
55% rock45% 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
- Hawk Mountain–East Rocks, 7 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 971 ft
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