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Linn Run State Park

Powdermill Loop Trail & Rock Run Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 6 hr

Powdermill Loop Trail & Rock Run Road is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Linn Run State Park near Rector, PA. It climbs 1,732 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,726 – 2,805 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Run Road 40.15734, -79.23010
Nearest town Rector, PA
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Powdermill Loop Trail & Rock Run Road

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 1,727–2,804 ft

Out & Back · Linn Run State Park

Trailhead: Rock Run Road · 40.15734, -79.23010

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 65° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Rock Run Road, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miTurn left onto Weaver Road, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  4. 4.2 miReach Rock Run Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.2 miBear left onto Weaver Road, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto Rock Run Road, heading NW.
  7. 2.1 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/rock-run-road-out-back

Trail surface

82% dirt18% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F65°
Precip15%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 71°57°
Mon 75°52°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 84°62° 25%
Thu 76°60° 32%
Fri 69°52° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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