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East Wall Glades & Skyline Glades via MTB Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. The route passes East Wall Glades before reaching Skyline Glades at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,961 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,142 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28806, -78.56485
Nearest town Frigid, PA

Directions

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East Wall Glades & Skyline Glades via MTB Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,142–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.28806, -78.56485

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miPass East Wall Glades.
  14. 0.9 miPass Skyline Glades.
  15. 350 ftReach East Wall Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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