North Country Sunset Point & North Country Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 2 hr 11 min
North Country Sunset Point & North Country Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 148 near Possum Hollow, PA. The route reaches North Country Sunset Point. It climbs 620 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Country Sunset Point & North Country Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 893–1,247 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 148
Trailhead: North Country Trail · 40.85989, -80.35647
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Country Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass North Country Sunset Point.
- 2 miSharp left onto Mines and Meadows ATV trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto North Country Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach North Country Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Mines and Meadows ATV trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto North Country Trail, heading N.
- 2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:17 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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