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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Breezewood, PA. The route passes Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point before reaching Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 1,900 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pike 2 Bike 40.00162, -78.22512
Nearest town Breezewood, PA
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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,390–1,899 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pike 2 Bike · 40.00162, -78.22512

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miPass Pike 2 Bike Sunset Point.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  11. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rays-hill-tunnel-sunset-point-pike-2-bike-sunset-point-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Breezewood, Pennsylvania