AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Tower Road & Mill Street

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Fire Tower Road & Mill Street is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Wilpen, PA. It climbs 1,454 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,273 – 2,192 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road 40.32739, -79.21619
Nearest town Wilpen, PA
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Fire Tower Road & Mill Street

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,273–2,192 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road · 40.32739, -79.21619

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 18% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Fire Tower Road, heading NW.
  2. 4 miReach Fire Tower Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.9 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/fire-tower-road-mill-street-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F64°
Precip18%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 4.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 72°56°
Mon 77°51°
Tue 78°54°
Wed 84°61° 27%
Thu 77°59° 28%
Fri 69°50° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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