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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Hiram, PA. The route passes Valley-Hi Eagle Lake before reaching Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,724 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 1,978 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Old PA Pike Trail 40.04878, -78.09580
Nearest town Hiram, PA · Official trailhead info (theoldpapike.com)
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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,132–1,978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: The Old PA Pike Trail · 40.04878, -78.09580

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oregon Camp, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  7. 2.1 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
  16. 3.1 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto Oregon Camp, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
  20. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  21. 1.1 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-valley-hi-eagle-lake-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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