AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powdermill Loop Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Powdermill Loop Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Kregar, PA. It climbs 536 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,520 – 2,877 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11495, -79.24437
Nearest town Kregar, PA
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Powdermill Loop Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 2,520–2,877 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11495, -79.24437

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.7 miSharp right onto Weaver Road, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miSharp left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftArrive 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/powdermill-loop-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% gravel

Weather

RainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 81°59° 24%
Thu 72°57° 33%
Fri 65°49° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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