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Horton road–Old Fisher Road, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 3,050 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Horton road–Old Fisher Road, 5 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Hiram, PA. It climbs 3,050 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 2,077 ft · steepest grade: 37%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Old PA Pike Trail 40.04878, -78.09580
Nearest town Hiram, PA · Official trailhead info (theoldpapike.com)
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Horton road–Old Fisher Road, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 3,050 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,132–2,076 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: The Old PA Pike Trail · 40.04878, -78.09580

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oregon Camp, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miSharp right onto Red Bank trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Fisher Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Horton road, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left onto Water Flat Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miReach Sideling Hill Tunnel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Horton road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Old Fisher Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left onto Pike 2 Bike, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto Oregon Camp, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading E.
  22. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.1 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/horton-road-old-fisher-road-out-back-6-sights-24-km-3074

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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