Mahanoy Mountain
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Mahanoy Mountain is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near West Cameron, PA. The route reaches Mahanoy Mountain. It climbs 1,484 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mahanoy Mountain
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 975–1,643 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75817, -76.65481
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Mahanoy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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