Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Viewpoint Loop, 9 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Edenburg, PA. The route passes Hamburg Reservoir, Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point and Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Viewpoint. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi732 – 1,588 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bonobo Trail 40.58380, -75.94199
Nearest town Edenburg, PA
Directions
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Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Viewpoint Loop, 9 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 732–1,590 ft
Loop · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Bonobo Trail · 40.58380, -75.94199
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reservoir Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Hamburg Reservoir.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Windsor Furnace Shelter Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Valley Rim Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Furnace Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bonobo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% rock9% gravel4% paved4% dirt3% grass19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonobo Trail Trailhead
- Hamburg Reservoir–Appalachian National Scenic Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Pulpit Rock–Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point, 7 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 848 ft
- Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Viewpoint, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Hamburg Reservoir–Bonobo Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Lower Valley Trail (Red Trail) & Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail)–Pulpit Rock Trail (Blue Trail), 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 708 ft
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