Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51 via Perkiomen Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51 via Perkiomen Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Spring Mount, PA. The route reaches Spring Mounatin Ski Area. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.27306, -75.44902
Nearest town Spring Mount, PA

Directions

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Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51 via Perkiomen Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 146–495 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.27306, -75.44902

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftPass Spring Mounatin Ski Area.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Area 51, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading W.
  9. 250 ftReach Spring Mounatin Ski Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Backside Downhill, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jaws, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

51% paved3% gravel3% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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