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Powdermill Nature Reserve

Porcupine Ridge Viewpoint & Porcupine Ridge Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Porcupine Ridge Viewpoint & Porcupine Ridge Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Powdermill Nature Reserve near Pleasant Grove, PA. The route reaches Porcupine Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 583 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,355 – 1,834 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Porcupine Ridge Trail 40.15998, -79.27147
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, PA
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Directions

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Porcupine Ridge Viewpoint & Porcupine Ridge Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,354–1,833 ft

Out & Back · Powdermill Nature Reserve

Trailhead: Porcupine Ridge Trail · 40.15998, -79.27147

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Porcupine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miReach Porcupine Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/porcupine-ridge-viewpoint-out-back

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 21% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 85°64° 29%
Thu 77°62° 35%
Fri 70°54° 23%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pleasant Grove, Pennsylvania