G-Up Pisgah–The Blue Trail, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 4 hr 59 min
G-Up Pisgah–The Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Summit Hill, PA. It climbs 1,351 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi994 – 1,480 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.83907, -75.86068
Nearest town Summit Hill, PA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
G-Up Pisgah–The Blue Trail, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 995–1,480 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.83907, -75.86068
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto UTV Trails, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto To Blue Heaven, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Blue Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto G-Up Pisgah, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach UTV Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto The Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto To Blue Heaven, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto UTV Trails, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- UTV Trails 4.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack & UTV Trails 5 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- UTV Trails 5.6 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Cabin Ridge Viewpoint–Cabin Ridge, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- UTV Trails Loop 10 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Deadly Deposit & UTV Trails 10.5 mi · ▲ 682 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Summit Hill, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Summit Hill, Pennsylvania