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Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area

Old Sawmill Trail–Peter's Mountain Trail, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,614 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Old Sawmill Trail–Peter's Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area near Victoria Furnace, PA. It climbs 1,614 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,332 ft · steepest grade: 39%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Dell Drive 40.43162, -76.88783
Nearest town Victoria Furnace, PA
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Old Sawmill Trail–Peter's Mountain Trail, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,614 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 633–1,332 ft

Out & Back · Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area

Trailhead: Maple Dell Drive · 40.43162, -76.88783

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maple Dell Drive, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Peter's Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Victoria Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Whitetail Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Sawmill Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
  16. 400 ftBear right onto Old Sawmill Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miReach Peter's Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Evergreen Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Sawmill Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Whitetail Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Victoria Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  25. 1.7 miTurn right onto Peter's Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Maple Dell Drive, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-sawmill-trail-peters-mountain-trail-out-back-4-sights-12-km-423c

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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