Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Natalie, PA. The route reaches Bear Gap Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Gap Reservoir & #1 Natalie Miner's Path East via Roaring Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 987–1,576 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Culm Bank Road · 40.81927, -76.46482
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Culm Bank Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Roaring Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Bear Gap Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path West, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Culm Bank Road, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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