Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 5 hr
Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Valley-Hi, PA. The route passes Valley-Hi Eagle Lake before reaching Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 2,538 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 1,252–1,978 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Garlick Road · 40.04805, -78.21007
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start on Garlick Road, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Old Fisher Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Fisher Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Garlick Road, heading SW.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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