Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Bunker Hill
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Bunker Hill is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Bear Gap, PA. It climbs 1,538 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bunker Hill
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,028–1,618 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.82057, -76.49884
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Bunker Hill 6.4 mi · ▲ 968 ft
- Black Road Trail 13 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Black Road Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
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