View–Hetchell's Tooth Cliffs, 7 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 141 near Nesquehoning Junction, PA. The route passes Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access, Packer's Point and View before reaching Hetchell's Tooth Cliffs at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 992 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi571 – 1,532 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Glen Onoko Trail 40.88334, -75.76041
Nearest town Nesquehoning Junction, PA
Directions
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View–Hetchell's Tooth Cliffs, 7 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 571–1,534 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 141
Trailhead: Glen Onoko Trail · 40.88334, -75.76041
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Glen Onoko Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Packer's Point Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Packer's Point.
- 0.3 miPass View.
- 0.2 miPass Hetchell's Tooth Cliffs.
- 50 ftReach View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Packer's Point Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Glen Onoko Trail, heading SW.
- 350 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
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Glen Onoko Trail Trailhead
- Terrace Falls–Cave Falls, 5 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access & D&L Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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