Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 4 hr 10 min
The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 5 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Port Clinton, PA. The route passes Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point and The Pinnacle before reaching Pinnacle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 811 ft and is mostly rock. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,237–1,613 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Slusser Road · 40.59573, -76.01052
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Slusser Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Pinnacle Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach The Pinnacle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pinnacle Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Slusser Road Trailhead
- Coldren Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Pinnacle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Pocahontas Spring & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft
- Pulpit Rock–Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) Sunset Point, 9 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft
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