Camp Hebron Sanctuary

Mauntain View Lake–Peter's Mountain Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Mauntain View Lake–Peter's Mountain Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Camp Hebron Sanctuary near Waynesville, PA. The route reaches Mauntain View Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,801 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 1,332 ft · steepest grade: 38%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Victoria Trail 40.44266, -76.85871
Nearest town Waynesville, PA

Directions

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Mauntain View Lake–Peter's Mountain Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 472–1,332 ft

Out & Back · Camp Hebron Sanctuary

Trailhead: Victoria Trail · 40.44266, -76.85871

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Victoria Trail, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Peter's Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1 miSharp left onto White Oak Road, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Spirit Fruit Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftReach Mauntain View Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto White Oak Road, heading E.
  15. 300 ftSharp right onto Peter's Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Victoria Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.1 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

18% dirt1% gravel81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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