Giant Boulder & G-Up Pisgah
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Giant Boulder & G-Up Pisgah is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. The route reaches Giant Boulder. It climbs 1,300 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Giant Boulder & G-Up Pisgah
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 883–1,473 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.86328, -75.80780
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Giant Boulder.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto G-Up Pisgah, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Giant Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mount Pisgah Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 6 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack 6.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Summit Hill Singletrack & UTV Trails 6.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Mount Pisgah Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 630 ft
- Mount Pisgah Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 779 ft
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