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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Big Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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