Mahanoy Mountain
2.1 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 54 min
Mahanoy Mountain is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Burnside, PA. The route reaches Mahanoy Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mahanoy Mountain
2.1 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,004–1,409 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.76579, -76.55787
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Mahanoy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 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 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Anthracite Road 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft
- Anthracite Road Loop 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft
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