AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Tower Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Fire Tower Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Wilpen, PA. It climbs 1,811 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,378 – 2,421 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34391, -79.19991
Nearest town Wilpen, PA
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Fire Tower Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,377–2,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.34391, -79.19991

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 3.5 miTurn left onto Fire Tower Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miReach Fire Tower Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 3.5 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-16-km

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip18%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 5.1″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 72°57°
Mon 78°51°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 85°62° 26%
Thu 77°60° 27%
Fri 70°51° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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