Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Black Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Black Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Aristes, PA. It climbs 412 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,562–1,748 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.82316, -76.34190
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Aristes Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 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 E.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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 (~4 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Aristes Trail–Big Mountain Trail Loop, 7 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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