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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Culm Bank Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Culm Bank Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Diamondtown, PA. It climbs 815 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80147, -76.42175
Nearest town Diamondtown, PA
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Culm Bank Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,086–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.80147, -76.42175

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading W.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/culm-bank-road-out-back-7-km-8df4

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F63°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity66%
Rained 1.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 74°55°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 81°59° 17%
Thu 70°64° 29%
Fri 79°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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