Blue Knob–Camp One Road, 10 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. The route reaches Blue Knob at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 841 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,352 – 3,110 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lost Turkey Trail 40.29155, -78.59397
Nearest town Frigid, PA
Directions
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Blue Knob–Camp One Road, 10 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,354–3,109 ft
Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: Lost Turkey Trail · 40.29155, -78.59397
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Turkey Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chappells Field Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Chappells Field, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Camp One Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sawmill Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lookout Loop - MTB Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Blue Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt5% paved2% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lost Turkey Trail Trailhead
- Lost Turkey Trail 2 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Chappells Field Viewpoint–Chappells Field Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Chappells Field Trail & Lost Turkey Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Camp One Road–Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail–Chappells Field Trail, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- Blue Knob–Chappells Field Trail, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 981 ft
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