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Hines Pond–Butler Run Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Hines Pond–Butler Run Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Thornhurst, PA. The route reaches Hines Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 321 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,621 – 1,828 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.17485, -75.60894
Nearest town Thornhurst, PA
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Hines Pond–Butler Run Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,620–1,828 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.17485, -75.60894

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Butler Run Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Thirsty Hill Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Hines Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left onto Butler Run Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 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/hines-pond-hines-pond-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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