Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
#2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail via Roaring Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 26 min
#2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail via Roaring Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Natalie, PA. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 16% 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 via Roaring Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,012–1,518 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.81208, -76.45031
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Natalie Road Trail, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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