AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset Pond

3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Sunset Pond is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Emerald Lakes, PA. The route reaches Sunset Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 1,969 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.09240, -75.42835
Nearest town Emerald Lakes, PA
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Directions

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Sunset Pond

3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,846–1,969 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.09240, -75.42835

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Sunset Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunset-pond-out-back-6-km-831c

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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