Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Thirsty Hill Trail via Pinchot Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 1,886–1,940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Choke Creek Nature Trail · 41.20041, -75.63171
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Thirsty Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Thirsty Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pinchot Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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