Bob's Option via Switchback Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Bob's Option via Switchback Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Hacklebernie, PA. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bob's Option via Switchback Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 905–1,425 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.85275, -75.77156
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Switchback Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bob's Option, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Bob's Option, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Switchback Trail Trailhead
- Switchback Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Switchback Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Board Bottom & Orchard Trail via Switchback Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Mauch Chunk Lake–Board Bottom, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Mauch Chunk Lake, 5 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft
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