AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Tower Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Fire Tower Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Millwood, PA. It climbs 1,073 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,631 – 2,454 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32732, -79.25967
Nearest town Millwood, PA
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Fire Tower Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,631–2,454 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32732, -79.25967

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miReach Fire Tower Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fire-tower-road-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F62°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity95%
Rained 3.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 69°54°
Mon 75°48°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 81°58° 28%
Thu 74°57° 29%
Fri 67°48° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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