AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Montour Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Montour Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Gastonville, PA. It climbs 969 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,198 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26603, -79.99523
Nearest town Gastonville, PA
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Montour Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 864–1,197 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.26603, -79.99523

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miArrive 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-out-back-7-km-7341

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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