Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail), 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Reservoir Watershed near Mengel, PA. The route reaches Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 949 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 1,549 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail) 40.59148, -75.91479
Nearest town Mengel, PA
Directions
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Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point–Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail), 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 591–1,548 ft
Out & Back · Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail) · 40.59148, -75.91479
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail), heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pulpit Rock Trail (Blue Trail), heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Valley Rim Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Valley Rim Trail / Appalachian Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Valley Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pulpit Rock Trail (Blue Trail), heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail), heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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% dirt33% rock3% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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