Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Dunkelbergers, PA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,465 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 819–1,437 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77138, -76.71743
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 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.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Anthracite Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Anthracite Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
- Lower Anthracite Road 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,719 ft
- Lower Anthracite Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft
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