Giant Boulder–Deadly Deposit, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Giant Boulder–Deadly Deposit, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. The route reaches Giant Boulder. It climbs 868 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Giant Boulder–Deadly Deposit, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 992–1,494 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.85647, -75.81630
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto UTV Trails, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deadly Deposit, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Intergalactic Planetary, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Switchback, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Giant Boulder.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mount Pisgah Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 4.6 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Deadly Deposit & UTV Trails 4.6 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 4.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft
- Mount Pisgah Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 7.3 mi · ▲ 746 ft
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