Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Riddlesburg, PA. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi863 – 1,339 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15946, -78.24702
Nearest town Riddlesburg, PA
Directions
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Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 864–1,340 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.15946, -78.24702
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt13% gravel48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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