Panther Hill & High Bridge Road via Watres Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Panther Hill & High Bridge Road via Watres Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, PA. The route reaches Panther Hill at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,028 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Panther Hill & High Bridge Road via Watres Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,358–2,178 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: High Bridge Road · 41.29709, -75.63198
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on High Bridge Road, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Watres Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Panther Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto High Bridge Road, heading NE.
- 1 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 3.8 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bear Swamp Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft
- Boundary Line Trail–Frank Gantz Trail, 7 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft
- Hayes Run Trail–High Bridge Road, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft
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