Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 4 hr 7 min
The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Molino, PA. The route passes The Pinnacle before reaching Pinnacle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 839 ft and is mostly rock. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Pinnacle–Pinnacle Viewpoint, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,260–1,612 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
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 on Old Fire Tower Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Slusser Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Pinnacle Viewpoint.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Slusser Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Fire Tower Road, heading W.
- 0.4 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 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Fire Tower Road Trailhead
- Old Fire Tower Road & Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile) 2.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Appalachian Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
- Ha Ha Trail–Old Fire Tower Road, 6 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft
- Pocahontas Spring–Blue Trail Loop, 6 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft
- Hamburg Reservoir–Blue Trail Loop, 10 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
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