AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pickering Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Pickering Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Charlestown Hunt, PA. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 351 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10671, -75.53864
Nearest town Charlestown Hunt, PA
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Pickering Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 160–350 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.10671, -75.53864

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pickering Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 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/pickering-trail-out-back-4-km-a3fc

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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