Anthracite Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Anthracite Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, PA. It climbs 592 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,132 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77712, -76.58234
Nearest town Bear Valley, PA

Directions

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Anthracite Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 880–1,131 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77712, -76.58234

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Anthracite Road, heading W.
  13. 100 ftReach Anthracite Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 2.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 74°58°
Mon 76°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°60° 16%
Thu 70°65° 29%
Fri 80°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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