Montour Trail - Westland Branch
5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Montour Trail - Westland Branch is a 5-mile out-and-back near Southview, PA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Montour Trail - Westland Branch
5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,047–1,230 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.30921, -80.26003
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 28% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Montour Trail - Westland Branch, heading S.
- 2.5 miReach Montour Trail - Westland Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Montour Trail - Westland Branch 3.3 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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