Upper Salford Park
Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51
5.2 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51 is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Upper Salford Park near Shirks Corner, PA. The route reaches Spring Mounatin Ski Area. It climbs 836 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Spring Mounatin Ski Area & Area 51
5.2 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 162–495 ft
Out & Back · Upper Salford Park
Trailhead: 40.28108, -75.43675
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Spring Mounatin Ski Area.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Area 51, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Perkiomen Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Spring Mounatin Ski Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Area 51, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, 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 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
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