Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Black Road Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Sagon, PA. It climbs 448 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Road Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,047–1,516 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.80439, -76.50068
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 N.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 3.2 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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