AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Big Mountain Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Greenback, PA. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,257 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76509, -76.51593
Nearest town Greenback, PA
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Big Mountain Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 779–1,256 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76509, -76.51593

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  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 E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 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-road-out-back-9-km-da50

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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