AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Mountain

3.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 22 min

West Mountain is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Clarks Summit, PA. The route reaches West Mountain at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 2,146 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46159, -75.72678
Nearest town Clarks Summit, PA
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West Mountain

3.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,566–2,146 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.46159, -75.72678

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftReach West Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-mountain-out-back-5-km-cef1

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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