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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Culm Bank Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Culm Bank Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Strong, PA. It climbs 555 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80195, -76.44512
Nearest town Strong, PA
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Culm Bank Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,105–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.80195, -76.44512

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading W.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/culm-bank-road-out-back-6-km-afc7

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 2.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 74°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 81°60° 17%
Thu 71°65° 29%
Fri 79°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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