Broadhead Road–Burnt Mills Trail, 3 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Broadhead Road–Burnt Mills Trail, 3 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Pine Flats, PA. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,194 – 1,401 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail 41.21368, -75.08957
Nearest town Pine Flats, PA

Directions

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Broadhead Road–Burnt Mills Trail, 3 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,195–1,402 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 41.21368, -75.08957

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Spruce Run Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading E.
  3. 5.2 miTurn left onto Broadhead Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Burnt Mills Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Spruce Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Broadhead Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading S.
  8. 5.3 miTurn right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.1 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

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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