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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Big Mountain via Black Road Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Big Mountain via Black Road Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Diamondtown, PA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 708 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81029, -76.40784
Nearest town Diamondtown, PA
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Big Mountain via Black Road Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,221–1,800 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.81029, -76.40784

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-mountain-out-back-0dd7

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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