Babcock Division

Babcock Creek Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Babcock Creek Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Babcock Division near Ashtola, PA. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,310 – 2,644 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Babcock Creek Road 40.21759, -78.76119
Nearest town Ashtola, PA

Directions

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Babcock Creek Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,310–2,644 ft

Out & Back · Babcock Division

Trailhead: Babcock Creek Road · 40.21759, -78.76119

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Babcock Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 2.5 miSharp right onto Strip Mine Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach Babcock Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Babcock Creek Road, heading SW.
  5. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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