Gilpin Mine Road via Armstrong Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Gilpin Mine Road via Armstrong Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Godfrey, PA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gilpin Mine Road via Armstrong Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 777–951 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.68132, -79.62583
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 11% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Gilpin Mine Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Gilpin Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Armstrong Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Baker Trail via Armstrong Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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