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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Big Mountain Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Big Mountain Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Strong, PA. It climbs 646 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,581 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80195, -76.44512
Nearest town Strong, PA
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Big Mountain Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,105–1,581 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.80195, -76.44512

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  39. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  47. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  48. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  57. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  58. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  59. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  60. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  61. 0.3 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-trail-out-back-6-km-b543

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 2.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 74°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 81°60° 17%
Thu 71°65° 29%
Fri 79°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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