Sunset Overlook & Skyline Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Molino, PA. The route reaches Sunset Overlook at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,566 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi551 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Fire Tower Road 40.60387, -75.99276
Nearest town Molino, PA
Directions
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Sunset Overlook & Skyline Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,566 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 551–1,579 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Trailhead: Old Fire Tower Road · 40.60387, -75.99276
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miReach Sunset Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 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
52% rock48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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