Anthracite Road
10 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Anthracite Road is a 10-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, PA. It climbs 787 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Anthracite Road
10 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 808–1,151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77287, -76.58087
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Anthracite Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 3.4 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Trevorton Fines Pond via Anthracite Road 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft
- Lower Anthracite Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft
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