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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Culm Bank Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Culm Bank Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Diamondtown, PA. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80315, -76.41990
Nearest town Diamondtown, PA
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Culm Bank Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,086–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.80315, -76.41990

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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 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-910e

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 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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