New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Port Clinton, PA. The route reaches New Kernsville Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,757 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 1,388 ft · steepest grade: 33%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57482, -76.01748
Nearest town Port Clinton, PA
Directions
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New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,757 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 387–1,387 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.57482, -76.01748
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Port Clinton stop 630 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach New Kernsville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Port Clinton stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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