Kettle View–North Lookout, 4 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Eckville, PA. The route passes North Lookout before reaching Kettle View at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,872 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 40.62549, -75.95365
Nearest town Eckville, PA
Directions
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Kettle View–North Lookout, 4 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 551–1,520 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 40.62549, -75.95365
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 2 miPass North Lookout.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Kettle View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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
51% rock49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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