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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail

16 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Shamokin, PA. The route reaches Bear Gap Reservoir at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 1,913 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Orange Street 40.79477, -76.55451
Nearest town Shamokin, PA
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Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail

16 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 821–1,618 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: North Orange Street · 40.79477, -76.55451

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Bunker Hill, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 2.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Roaring Creek Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miReach Bear Gap Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SW.
  32. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-gap-reservoir-1-natalie-miners-path-east-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

17% gravel5% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 2.2″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 74°58°
Mon 76°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°60° 16%
Thu 71°66° 29%
Fri 81°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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