Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Corduroy Trail–Dark Woods Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Corduroy Trail–Dark Woods Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number Two, PA. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,155 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pogy Road Trail 40.84549, -76.35630
Nearest town Wilburton Number Two, PA

Directions

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Corduroy Trail–Dark Woods Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,154–1,631 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Pogy Road Trail · 40.84549, -76.35630

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Pogy Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Sphagnum Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Corduroy Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Field Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ponds Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Headwaters Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Dark Woods Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto Water Tank Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftReach Corduroy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftSharp right onto Dark Woods Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Headwaters Trail, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Ponds Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Field Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Corduroy Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left onto Headwaters Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sphagnum Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pogy Road Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.4 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

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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