Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Road Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr
Black Road Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number One, PA. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Black Road Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,221–1,690 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.81090, -76.40429
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Black Road Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft
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