Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Culm Bank Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Culm Bank Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Strong, PA. It climbs 564 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Culm Bank Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,105–1,578 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.80238, -76.44687
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 (~26 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Big Mountain Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft
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