Mount Pisgah Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Mount Pisgah Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 779 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,381 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.86328, -75.80780
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA

Directions

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Mount Pisgah Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 949–1,381 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.86328, -75.80780

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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