Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Black Trail

2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min

Black Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Aristes, PA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,673 – 1,798 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82224, -76.34564
Nearest town Aristes, PA

Directions

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Black Trail

2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min

Elevation 1,674–1,797 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Aristes Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftBear left onto Black Trail, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn left onto Aristes Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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