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Panther Hill–Hayes Run Trail, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Panther Hill–Hayes Run Trail, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, PA. The route reaches Panther Hill. It climbs 1,143 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,260 – 2,202 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29866, -75.62901
Nearest town Rockdale, PA
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Panther Hill–Hayes Run Trail, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,260–2,203 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.29866, -75.62901

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Watres Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach Panther Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto North Line Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hayes Run Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Watres Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/panther-hill-hayes-run-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt5% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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