Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Pocahontas Spring & New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Pocahontas Spring & New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Port Clinton, PA. The route passes New Kernsville Lake before reaching Pocahontas Spring at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,130 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pocahontas Spring & New Kernsville Lake via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 466–1,402 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 40.57751, -76.00627
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass New Kernsville Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Pocahontas Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.4 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- New Kernsville Lake 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
- New Kernsville Lake–Hamburg Reservoir, 3 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,085 ft
- Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–New Kernsville Lake, 9 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,384 ft
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