Painter Creek Trail & Scrub Oak Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Painter Creek Trail & Scrub Oak Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,798 – 2,172 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Hill Road 41.23618, -75.64805
Nearest town Pleasant View Summit, PA

Directions

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Painter Creek Trail & Scrub Oak Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,798–2,174 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pine Hill Road · 41.23618, -75.64805

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Painter Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.7 miReach Scrub Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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