AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Montour Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Montour Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Bishop, PA. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,125 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McConnell Road 40.31567, -80.18807
Nearest town Bishop, PA
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Montour Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,023–1,127 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: McConnell Road · 40.31567, -80.18807

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Montour Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Centrifugal Court, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Centrifugal Court, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Centrifugal Court, heading E.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading E.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Centrifugal Court, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.3 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-8-km-855e

Trail surface

97% gravel3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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