Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Black Road Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Bear Gap, PA. It climbs 1,305 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Road Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,028–1,516 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.82057, -76.49884
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.8 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.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Black Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Bunker Hill 6.4 mi · ▲ 968 ft
- Black Road Trail 13 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
- Bunker Hill 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft
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