Big Mountain Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Big Mountain Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Burnside, PA. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,155 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76839, -76.55709
Nearest town Burnside, PA

Directions

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Big Mountain Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 779–1,156 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76839, -76.55709

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Big Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 2.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 73°59°
Mon 72°56°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 82°60° 16%
Thu 71°65° 29%
Fri 80°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 8 min before dark.

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