Deadly Deposit & UTV Trails via Upper Switchback
6.2 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Deadly Deposit & UTV Trails via Upper Switchback is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 562 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,191 – 1,486 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85657, -75.81262
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
Directions
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Deadly Deposit & UTV Trails via Upper Switchback
6.2 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,192–1,488 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.85657, -75.81262
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto UTV Trails, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deadly Deposit, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Intergalactic Planetary, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deadly Deposit, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach UTV Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Intergalactic Planetary, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Switchback, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2.2 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
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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