AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Panhandle Trail

11 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Panhandle Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Bulger, PA. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,122 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38479, -80.34346
Nearest town Bulger, PA
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Panhandle Trail

11 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 985–1,122 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.38479, -80.34346

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Panhandle Trail, heading W.
  3. 5.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 5.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 400 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/panhandle-trail-out-back-18-km-9a67

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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