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.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 1,939 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thirsty Hill Trail 41.19721, -75.62667
Nearest town Pleasant View Summit, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Thirsty Hill Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Cabin ROW, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach Thirsty Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left onto Thirsty Hill Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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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