Power Line Trail [A] Sunset Point–Lakeview Beach, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Power Line Trail [A] Sunset Point–Lakeview Beach, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Shawwood Park, PA. The route passes Lakeview Beach before reaching Power Line Trail [A] Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,187 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 1,532 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Five Points Trail 40.96426, -80.11275
Nearest town Shawwood Park, PA

Directions

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Power Line Trail [A] Sunset Point–Lakeview Beach, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,234–1,534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Five Points Trail · 40.96426, -80.11275

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lakeview Beach Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lakeview Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Five Points Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Water Tank Road, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT), heading E.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left onto Ridge Top Trail [I], heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Power Line Alternate Trail [G], heading NE.
  8. 350 ftReach Power Line Trail [A] Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Ridge Top Trail [I], heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT), heading S.
  11. 3.2 miTurn left onto Five Points Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lakeview Beach Road, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead