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Montour Woods Conservation Area

Hemlocks Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Hemlocks Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Montour Woods Conservation Area near Forest Grove, PA. It climbs 582 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47376, -80.16241
Nearest town Forest Grove, PA
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Hemlocks Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 880–1,115 ft

Out & Back · Montour Woods Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.47376, -80.16241

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto Nike Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fallen Oak Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hemlocks Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftSharp right onto Fallen Oak Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nike Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hemlocks-trail-out-back-6-km-8686

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

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