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

0 mi1,887 – 1,939 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Choke Creek Nature Trail 41.20041, -75.63171
Nearest town Pleasant View Summit, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pinchot Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Thirsty Hill Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Thirsty Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinchot Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Choke Creek Nature Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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