Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point & Lycoming Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 56 min

Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point & Lycoming Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Molino, PA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,257 – 1,463 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lycoming Trail 40.59814, -76.01684
Nearest town Molino, PA

Directions

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Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point & Lycoming Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,256–1,464 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lycoming Trail · 40.59814, -76.01684

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Lycoming Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile), heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Lycoming Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.

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