Powdermill Loop Trail & Quarry Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Powdermill Loop Trail & Quarry Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Linn Run State Park near California Furnace, PA. It climbs 1,608 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Powdermill Loop Trail & Quarry Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,877–2,804 ft
Out & Back · Linn Run State Park
Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 40.15397, -79.21258
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 64° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Grove Run Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 6.7 miReach Quarry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.7 miTurn right onto Grove Run Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Quarry Trail Trailhead
- Quarry Trail via Grove Run Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Quarry Trail & Rock Run Road via Grove Run Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,942 ft
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