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Hamburg Reservoir Watershed

Pocahontas Spring & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Appalachian National Scenic Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Pocahontas Spring & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Port Clinton, PA. The route passes Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point before reaching Pocahontas Spring at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,639 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slusser Road 40.59573, -76.01052
Nearest town Port Clinton, PA
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Pocahontas Spring & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Appalachian National Scenic Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 675–1,397 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Slusser Road · 40.59573, -76.01052

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Slusser Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Pocahontas Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pocahontas-spring-rattlesnake-trail-snowmobile-sunset-point-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

19% dirt12% rock69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 11 min before dark.

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