AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Giant Boulder & Summit Hill Singletrack

9.8 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Giant Boulder & Summit Hill Singletrack is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Bloomingdale, PA. The route reaches Giant Boulder at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 897 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Hill Singletrack 40.83033, -75.85878
Nearest town Bloomingdale, PA
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Giant Boulder & Summit Hill Singletrack

9.8 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,187–1,526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Summit Hill Singletrack · 40.83033, -75.85878

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

  1. Start on Summit Hill Singletrack, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftReach Giant Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading W.
  35. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 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.

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

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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