Anthracite Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Anthracite Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Dunkelbergers, PA. It climbs 785 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Anthracite Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 913–1,580 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75929, -76.72073
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Anthracite Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.
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