G-Up Pisgah & The Blue Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 2 hr 8 min
G-Up Pisgah & The Blue Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 858 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi883 – 1,480 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85657, -75.81262
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
Directions
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G-Up Pisgah & The Blue Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 883–1,480 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.85657, -75.81262
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto To Blue Heaven, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Blue Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto G-Up Pisgah, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach G-Up Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto The Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto To Blue Heaven, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Summit Hill Singletrack 4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 4.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- Mount Pisgah Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- G-Up Pisgah & The Blue Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Giant Boulder–The Blue Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 524 ft
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