AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Giant Boulder via Mount Pisgah Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Giant Boulder via Mount Pisgah Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. The route reaches Giant Boulder at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 322 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,184 – 1,434 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85182, -75.81853
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
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Giant Boulder via Mount Pisgah Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,184–1,434 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.85182, -75.81853

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftReach Giant Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/giant-boulder-out-back-b41f

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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