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Summary: From the gate follow the road up to the Appalachian Trail, follow the white blazes through the switch backs then climb to the summit of Pulpit Rock Trailhead: From Hamburg take Old Rt 22 to Reservor Road and park at the gate for the Reservoir (Lat:40.5832 Lon:-75.94171) Trail Guides for Pulpit Rock: Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Ranger Contact: none Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Paul Saneholtz, who has posted 33 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by KAN on 3/8/2010 I have been hiking this trail with my family since I was 4 years old. It is a relatively short hike and isn't overly strenuous. Great way to get outdoors with your family! 
Reviewed by AF on 4/26/2009 My wife and I (54 and 50) followed the white blazes from the reservoir in Hamburg to Pulpit and Pinnacle. We returned on the Blue trail. The hike up was moderately challenging because the trail is rocky. This is the way I would recommend. The trail is well marked and the rocks provided some challenge. We thought the view from Pulpit was at least equal to that of Pinnacle and we had it to ourselves. We're hoping to return for the Fall foliage. 
Reviewed by JMS on 1/17/2009 Some of the rock formations were challenging but our mixed group ,26yr old to 55 yr old were able to deal with them
Reviewed by Matt on 11/8/2008 Love this hike. I prefer parking off of reservoir rd in Hamburg. It took me about 45 min to reach the top with an average loaded daypack. I prefer the blue blazed trail, you get to see some nice historic parts of the AT, like a privy and AT shelter. Some spots are about a good 30-40 degrees angle, but not hard to climb.
Reviewed by Jim on 8/18/2008 We three late-40s hikers found this to be a moderate-somewhat difficult hike in a few spots. The white blaze trail to the Pulpit is fairly rocky hike, and we had to climb over boulder formations and deal with trails that were almost all rocks on the white trail to the Pulpit and the 2 miles beyond the Pulpit along the ridge of the mountain to the Pinnacle, which has more spectacular views. If we did it again, instead of going the white blaze trail trial we probably would hike at the outset up the reservoir road on the "blue" blaze trail, all the way past the reservoir, up the hill to the clearing, and then turning east on the white blaze trail to the Pinnacle. This would be a steady up hill climb, but a wide trail with few rocks. 
Reviewed by KJS on 7/8/2008 I was doing some backpacking with a group of five and we hiked up from the reservoir parking lot. Due to the drive from Virginia we did not start hiking till it was dark. We planned on staying at the AT shelter just up from the parking lot, but it was full. So we decided to continue hiking till we found a decent spot to camp. We reached Pulpit Rock where we ran into another small crew camping, but we were still able to find a decent campsite to spend the night. There was a small sign down by the parking lot that said something about camping in designated areas only. We looked for signs about camping around Pulpit rock and did not find any, we figured it would be okay to do so since we were camping at an existing campsite, and there we
Reviewed by mike on 11/19/2007 first day of bear season, about a foot of snow up at the observatory, wind gusts about 40 to 50mph at the top. unless you are experienced I don't recommend hiking when snowing you will miss the blazes. A good anerobic hike, however.
Reviewed by Viewer on 10/21/2007 Had a beautiful hike today!!! I haven't done it in awhile and we took the orange trail off of the road to the observatory and it was ver hard for me, but I did it! Here is a tip for all hikers... stay on the road that takes you to the observatory or atleast when you come off of the rock...turn right and follow the road. It is a very nice walk, about a 7 incline, but still nice! Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: Pennsylvania Hiking, Pennsylvania Trails, Pennsylvania Hikes, Berks County Hiking, Berks County Trails, Berks County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
