Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
#2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail Loop via Roaring Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 14 min
#2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail Loop via Roaring Creek Trail is a 3-mile loop in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Natalie, PA. It climbs 481 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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#2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail Loop via Roaring Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,012–1,516 ft
Loop · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Black Road Trail · 40.81509, -76.45576
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Natalie Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Roaring Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto #2 Natalie Miner's Path, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Culm Bank Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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