AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Montour Trail - Westland Branch

8.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Montour Trail - Westland Branch is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Southview, PA. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,230 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Galati Road 40.32447, -80.24419
Nearest town Southview, PA
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Montour Trail - Westland Branch

8.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,037–1,230 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Galati Road · 40.32447, -80.24419

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Montour Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Montour Trail - Westland Branch, heading S.
  4. 4.1 miReach Montour Trail - Westland Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.1 miBear left onto Montour Trail, heading N.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/montour-trail-westland-branch-montour-trail-westland-branch-out-back-14-km-0216

Trail surface

97% gravel1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Southview, Pennsylvania