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Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 2 hr

Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Port Clinton, PA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point. It climbs 920 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 1,575 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58589, -76.01837
Nearest town Port Clinton, PA
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Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point–Old Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 636–1,575 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.58589, -76.01837

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading W.
  3. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miPass Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading SW.
  8. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-trail-snowmobile-sunset-point-old-fire-tower-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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