Montour Woods Conservation Area
Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Powerline Trail via Montour Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Powerline Trail via Montour Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Montour Woods Conservation Area near Gayly, PA. The route reaches Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach. It climbs 638 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Powerline Trail via Montour Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 761–1,115 ft
Out & Back · Montour Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: Old Beaver Grade Road · 40.46688, -80.15544
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Montour Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cave Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meeks Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hemlocks Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Fallen Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Salamander Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Nike Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fallen Oak Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hemlocks Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Meeks Run Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cave Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Montour Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Beaver Grade Road Trailhead
- Montour Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach via Montour Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft
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