Hill Top Trail Connector & Hill Top Trail Loop via Pleasant Valley Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 45 min
Hill Top Trail Connector & Hill Top Trail Loop via Pleasant Valley Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Nealeys, PA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hill Top Trail Connector & Hill Top Trail Loop via Pleasant Valley Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 45 min
Elevation 1,211–1,379 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.94723, -80.10573
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pleasant Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hill Top Trail Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hill Top Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Hill Top Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hill Top Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pleasant Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bear Run Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pleasant Valley Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 205 ft
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