Sunset Overlook–South Lookout, 4 viewpoints is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Rauschs, PA. The route passes South Lookout and Appalachian Overlook before reaching Sunset Overlook at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,312 – 1,519 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63382, -75.98706
Nearest town Rauschs, PA
Directions
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Sunset Overlook–South Lookout, 4 viewpoints
1.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 37 min
Elevation 1,313–1,518 ft
Out & Back · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Trailhead: 40.63382, -75.98706
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lookout Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass South Lookout.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Appalachian Overlook.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Escarpment Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Sunset Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Escarpment Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Slide–South Lookout, 4 viewpoints 1.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Kettle View–North Lookout, 7 viewpoints 3.5 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Hawk Mountain–East Rocks, 7 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- South Lookout–Appalachian Overlook, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,485 ft
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