AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Big Mountain Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Excelsior, PA. It climbs 621 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,247 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76400, -76.49820
Nearest town Excelsior, PA
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Big Mountain Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 779–1,248 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76400, -76.49820

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Road, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miReach Big Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 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/big-mountain-road-out-back-12-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F63°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 2.2″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 72°57°
Mon 74°55°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 81°59° 17%
Thu 70°64° 29%
Fri 79°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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