AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 804 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, PA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 804 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,280 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77712, -76.58234
Nearest town Bear Valley, PA
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Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 804 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 880–1,279 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77712, -76.58234

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Anthracite Road, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Anthracite Road, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Anthracite Road, heading NE.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 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-upper-anthracite-road-out-back-16-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 2.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 74°58°
Mon 76°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°60° 16%
Thu 70°65° 29%
Fri 80°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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