Montour Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Montour Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Santiago, PA. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,070 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43455, -80.27334
Nearest town Santiago, PA

Directions

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Montour Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,070–1,238 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43455, -80.27334

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 28% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Montour Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.2 miReach Montour Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

74% gravel1% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip28%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity96%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 28% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sun 73°59°
Mon 78°54°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 88°62° 25%
Thu 80°59° 29%
Fri 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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