Greenwood Fire Tower, Huntingdon PA
Address | Huntingdon, PA |
Categories | Scenic Spot, Tourist Attraction |
Rating | 4.5 6 reviews |
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Greenwood Fire Tower reviews
6This is an absolutely awesome place to go to! If you have never been here I would highly recommend it. You are able to drive your vehicle until about one quarter of a mile away because the lane is closed. Unless you hike to it from Greenwood furnace. Just saying you can take your vehicle. Take Rag Hollow road till you meet Seeger road. There is a three way there. Take the lane off to the north.
Excellent but challenging 3 mile hike to the fire tower from greenwood furnace. Great views from the tower although the lowest steps have been removed to discourage climbing the tower, as it is in bad condition and dangerous to ascend. Fire pits and camping spots around the tower, both exposed as well as several more covered. It can be turned into a loop by returning via the service road that runs up to the tower as well.
Definitely worth the hike, beautiful view and a nice area to camp overnight.
The Fire Tower is awesome. The views from the top are particularly impressive. At least I assume they are, given the tower is on top of a mountain and was originally designed for spotters to be able to see for miles so they could see smoke if a fire broke out somewhere. Now it's pretty much fallen into disuse and the lowest ladder was removed years ago to stop people climbing it. Because, you know, health and safety and all that. At least this thing being closed can't be blamed on the coronavirus.
Now the tower is little more than a point of interest on the Standing Stone Trail. That said, the trail is well worth a hike and frankly it's worth hiking again and again and again even without the fire tower to walk past. The clearing area here is a nice place to take a break - you can look at the tower, there's a little fire pit a short way away and there's at least one other trail beside the SST that winds its way from the clearing.
I've heard sporadic rumors that the fire tower may one day be reopened to the public. That would be really good - although a few people periodically scale the legs to the lowest platform and then climb to the top you're not supposed to, and it would be really good for the less agile among us to be able to take in the undoubtedly remarkable views the highest platform would offer.
It was a good hike from Greenwood Furnace up the Standing Stone Trail. Kept moving and legs were burning by the time the trail leveled off and came to Seeger Road. Continued up to the tower and found that the lower level/first flight is gone (as others state) and the tower is in an even greater state of disrepair. Made a loop of the trip and went down via Seeger Rd/Telephone Trail (hard to find from Seeger, no marker front what we saw, just a ribbon tied to a tree branch). Overall, some good things to see, decent hike, but anticlimactic.
We had a great time up there on top of the mountain. The view is awesome. There have been a lot of changes since the last time we visited. The road going up to the top is in much better shape than what I remembered! And there was less trash laying around, also a plus. It's a great place to camp for a night or two.