Pulpit Rock — Attraction in Albany Township

Always love coming here, it's a pretty spot and the views on a clear day are great. Right now the leaves are staring to turn and in a couple of weeks, fall color will be amazing from here! There are few ways to get up to the Pulpit rock: the ide gravel access road that leads past the observatory is the shortest (it's goes up pretty steeply though), the more picturesque way is to follow the AT to the right at the junction after crossing the first bridge. This one is trail, rocky and uneven, and steep in parts, rock stairs and the like). Third option is to hike up past the Reservoir, and continue on the wood trail to the pinnacle, and then come around to...

Beautiful spot for a nice day hike, and it's not too difficult of a hike. The hike begins tough with an upward-inclined service road that leads to the trail, but then it's not too bad going on the trail to Pulpit Rock until you're almost there, where you need to do a bit of a rock scramble. When you get to the lookout, though, it's totally worth it! We've seen raptors flying around, which is very peaceful and beautiful, and there are great views of the valley below.

From here, you can either take a service road back down to the parking lot, or continue on to...

Get your hiking workout on by doing this! You start at hamburg reservoir parking area and then climb about 700 feet up to pulpit rock Lookout. You can follow the easy trail/ road there for the observatory or there is a path marked in red to go up the mountain side. Either will get you to the top but in a steep incline. It's about 4 miles round trip to pulpit. Evergreen more fun is you can hike out to the pinnacle ridge along the Appalachian trail for another lookout that is relatively rocky but you'll be looking where you step the whole time due...