Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Valley-Hi, PA. The route passes Valley-Hi Eagle Lake before reaching Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,086 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,252–2,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06115, -78.18571
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old Fisher Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Fisher Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Horton road 3.3 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Old Fisher Road & Water Flat Trail via Old Mule Path 3.7 mi · ▲ 994 ft
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