AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hillside Trail

2 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 50 min

Hillside Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Napiersville, PA. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19207, -76.11787
Nearest town Napiersville, PA
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Hillside Trail

2 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 50 min

Elevation 595–840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19207, -76.11787

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Poplar View Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miBear right onto Cattail Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto High Point Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Line Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Poplar View Trail, heading NW.
  9. 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/hillside-trail-out-back-8193

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Napiersville, Pennsylvania