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Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 8 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 5 hr

Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 8 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Wells Tannery, PA. The route passes Valley-Hi Eagle Lake before reaching Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,728 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,112 – 1,978 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ford Road 40.06178, -78.15340
Nearest town Wells Tannery, PA
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Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 8 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 1,112–1,978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ford Road · 40.06178, -78.15340

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Ford Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Duvall trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reichley Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Snow Field Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Old Mule Path, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miReach Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Mule Path, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Snow Field Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miBear left onto Reichley Railroad Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Duvall trail, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pike-2-bike-sunset-point-valley-hi-eagle-lake-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

56% paved14% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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