Powdermill Loop Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Powdermill Loop Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 830 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Powdermill Loop Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,520–2,877 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Weaver Road · 40.11662, -79.20532
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Weaver Road, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 4.2 miReach Powdermill Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miSharp right onto Weaver Road, heading E.
- 1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Weaver Road Trailhead
- Grove Run Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Weaver Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Quarry Trail via Grove Run Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
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