Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Big Mountain Trail–Corduroy Trail, 6 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Big Mountain Trail–Corduroy Trail, 6 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number Two, PA. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,125 – 1,667 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pogy Road Trail 40.84549, -76.35630
Nearest town Wilburton Number Two, PA

Directions

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Big Mountain Trail–Corduroy Trail, 6 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,124–1,665 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Pogy Road Trail · 40.84549, -76.35630

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Pogy Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Sphagnum Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Corduroy Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto Ponds Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Field Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 1.8 miTurn right onto Pogy Road Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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