Pickering Dam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Pickering Dam Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Charlestown Hunt, PA. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 351 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10671, -75.53864
Nearest town Charlestown Hunt, PA
Directions
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Pickering Dam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 154–350 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.10671, -75.53864
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pickering Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pickering Dam Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Pickering Dam Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pickering Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Pickering Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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