Pennsylvania trails · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails
A 6.6-mile network in Pennsylvania, with 797 ft of climbing. Reaches River of Rocks and other arch/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,137 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- River of Rocks (arch)
- Hawk Mountain (summit)
- North Lookout (summit)
- North Lookout (viewpoint)
- Sunset Overlook (viewpoint)
- South Lookout (viewpoint)
- Appalachian Overlook (viewpoint)
- Bald Lookout (viewpoint)
- The Slide (viewpoint)
- Kettle View (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.6-mile route takes roughly 2 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:04 a.m. — 8 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail — 6.4 mi
- Blue Marsh Lake Trails — 16.5 mi
- Trexler Nature Preserve Trails — 18.5 mi
- D&L Trail — 26.2 mi