Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Black Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Aristes, PA. It climbs 491 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,562–1,797 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.82224, -76.34564
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Aristes Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Black Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Black Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Aristes Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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 7:12 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Black Trail 2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Aristes Trail–Black Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Headwaters Trail–Ponds Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 641 ft
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