Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Black Road Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Coal Run, PA. It climbs 503 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Road Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 973–1,516 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.79967, -76.51444
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bunker Hill 4.2 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Black Road Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Black Road Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Culm Bank Road via Black Road Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Black Road Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft
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