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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

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

4.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Natalie, PA. The route reaches Bear Gap Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81868, -76.46139
Nearest town Natalie, PA
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Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 987–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.81868, -76.46139

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Roaring Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.3 miReach Bear Gap Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Culm Bank Road, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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-7-km-8516

Trail surface

59% gravel18% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F62°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 2.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 71°57°
Mon 73°54°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°58° 17%
Thu 69°63° 29%
Fri 78°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 9 min before dark.

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