Kettle View–North Lookout, 3 viewpoints is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Molino, PA. The route passes North Lookout before reaching Kettle View at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,487 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Fire Tower Road 40.60387, -75.99276
Nearest town Molino, PA
Directions
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Kettle View–North Lookout, 3 viewpoints
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,487 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 551–1,579 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Trailhead: Old Fire Tower Road · 40.60387, -75.99276
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 2 miPass North Lookout.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Kettle View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 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
53% rock47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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