Lycoming Trail–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lycoming Trail–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Molino, PA. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,237 – 1,575 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lycoming Trail 40.59814, -76.01684
Nearest town Molino, PA

Directions

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Lycoming Trail–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,238–1,575 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lycoming Trail · 40.59814, -76.01684

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Lycoming Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile), heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Lycoming Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile), heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lycoming Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.

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