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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Black Road Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Black Road Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Ranshaw, PA. It climbs 940 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,516 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78772, -76.51356
Nearest town Ranshaw, PA
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Black Road Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 929–1,516 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.78772, -76.51356

Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 2.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 100 ftBear left onto Black Road Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miArrive 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/black-road-trail-out-back-17-km-708c

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 73°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity87%
Rained 2″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Mon 73°56°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 84°59° 40%
Thu 70°64° 40%
Fri 79°63°
Sat 80°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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