AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Tower Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Fire Tower Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Hileman Heights, PA. It climbs 1,522 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,270 – 2,556 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49138, -78.38210
Nearest town Hileman Heights, PA
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Fire Tower Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,269–2,557 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.49138, -78.38210

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miReach Fire Tower Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 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-e8f9

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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