Hemlock Mountain is a 2,080-foot-high mountain on the Northern Allegheny Plateau in northern Pennsylvania. It has steep, difficult slopes, and the trail runs along a stream to the plateau. You have to cross a ridge to finally go the last 300 feet all the way to the summit. Once on top, you have views on either side – rolling mountains near Pine Creek Gorge to the north, the Half Dome mountain to the south, and Pine Creek almost 1,300 feet below. There are several different routes up the mountain, but the main one is from the Black Forest Trail. If you do not want to hike the entire 29.5 miles of this trail, you can take a cut-off trail from Forest Road or Big Trail Scenic Road.

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