Choke Creek Cabin ROW & Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Choke Creek Cabin ROW & Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Choke Creek Cabin ROW & Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,886–1,939 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Thirsty Hill Trail · 41.19721, -75.62667
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Thirsty Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Thirsty Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Thirsty Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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