Stone Tower & McClintock's Gate Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. The route reaches Stone Tower at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 156 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,896 – 2,077 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McClintock's Gate Trail 41.21279, -75.64244
Nearest town Pleasant View Summit, PA
Directions
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Stone Tower & McClintock's Gate Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,896–2,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: McClintock's Gate Trail · 41.21279, -75.64244
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McClintock's Gate Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Stone Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Stone Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto McClintock's Gate Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from McClintock's Gate Trail Trailhead
- Behler Swamp Trail & Boundary Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Bear Swamp Trail–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Meadow Lake–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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