Old Zoo Trail & Pope's View Trail
2 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 47 min
Old Zoo Trail & Pope's View Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Riverview Park near Woods Run, PA. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Zoo Trail & Pope's View Trail
2 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 47 min
Elevation 956–1,090 ft
Out & Back · Riverview Park
Trailhead: Pope's View Trail · 40.47794, -80.02278
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 693 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pope's View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Snyder's Point Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Short-Cut Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Zoo Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Kilbuck Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Pope's View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Zoo Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Short-Cut Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snyder's Point Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pope's View Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 693 m from the trailhead
More from Pope's View Trail Trailhead
- Kilbuck Trail & Pope's View Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 394 ft
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