Old PA 61 is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Germantown, PA. It climbs 251 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,404 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80055, -76.36921
Nearest town Germantown, PA
Directions
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Old PA 61
4.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,405–1,577 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.80055, -76.36921
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old PA 61, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Old PA 61, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.1 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
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