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