Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Black Road Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Sagon, PA. It climbs 870 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Road Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 870 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 955–1,581 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.79064, -76.50277
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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