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Big Mountain–Lower Anthracite Road, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Big Mountain–Lower Anthracite Road, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Trevorton, PA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,280 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Anthracite Road 40.76875, -76.67930
Nearest town Trevorton, PA
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Big Mountain–Lower Anthracite Road, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 913–1,279 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower Anthracite Road · 40.76875, -76.67930

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start on Lower Anthracite Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Anthracite Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Anthracite Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Anthracite Road, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lower Anthracite Road, heading SW.
  11. 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/big-mountain-lower-anthracite-road-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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