Mount Penn Preserve
Sting Like a Bee & Vietnam Loop
2.9 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Sting Like a Bee & Vietnam Loop is a 2.9-mile loop in Mount Penn Preserve near Hampden Heights, PA. It climbs 639 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sting Like a Bee & Vietnam Loop
2.9 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 506–1,074 ft
Loop · Mount Penn Preserve
Trailhead: 40.36067, -75.90125
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Vietnam, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sting Like a Bee, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftThe loop closes 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 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
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