AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Tower Road & Mountain Road

14.8 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Fire Tower Road & Mountain Road is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Alvan, PA. It climbs 725 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,873 – 2,323 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15191, -78.14442
Nearest town Alvan, PA
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Fire Tower Road & Mountain Road

14.8 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,872–2,324 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.15191, -78.14442

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  6. 2.7 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1.3 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-a19d

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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