Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail & Hidden Cabin Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Black Road Trail & Hidden Cabin Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number One, PA. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Black Road Trail & Hidden Cabin Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,221–1,722 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.81224, -76.40179
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Cabin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Black Road Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Big Mountain Trail–Black Road Trail Loop, 5 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 784 ft
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