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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Spring Mounatin Ski Area.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Area 51, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Spring Mounatin Ski Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Backside Downhill, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jaws, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Spring Mountain–Spring Mounatin Ski Area, 3 summits 2.1 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Area 51 & Goat Hill via Lower Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft
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