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.
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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
- Start on Babcock Creek Road, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Strip Mine Road, heading S.
- 1 miReach Babcock Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Babcock Creek Road, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wolf Rocks & John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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