Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Pinnacle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Pinnacle Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Port Clinton, PA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Pinnacle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,237–1,397 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Slusser Road · 40.59573, -76.01052
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Slusser Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point.
- 1.2 miReach Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Slusser Road Trailhead
- Coldren Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Pocahontas Spring & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft
- Pulpit Rock–Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point, 9 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft
- The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 5 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft
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