Valley-Hi Eagle Lake–Horton road, 6 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,396 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Valley-Hi Eagle Lake–Horton road, 6 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Old Mountain House, PA. The route reaches Valley-Hi Eagle Lake. It climbs 2,396 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Valley-Hi Eagle Lake–Horton road, 6 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,396 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,252–2,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.01748, -78.20696
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Fisher Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Horton road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Water Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Horton road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Fisher Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
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