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Montour Trail - Bethel Park Spur

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Montour Trail - Bethel Park Spur is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Jewell, PA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,230 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31281, -80.06254
Nearest town Jewell, PA
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Montour Trail - Bethel Park Spur

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,167–1,232 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31281, -80.06254

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Montour Trail - Bethel Park Spur, heading E.
  6. 1 miReach Montour Trail - Bethel Park Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/montour-trail-bethel-park-spur-out-back-4-km-9540

Trail surface

87% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Jewell, Pennsylvania