Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Trevorton, PA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,323 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 913–1,437 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77399, -76.69552
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lower Anthracite Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Anthracite Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Anthracite Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Anthracite Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lower Anthracite Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Upper Anthracite Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Anthracite Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Lower Anthracite Road 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft
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