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Ingot Road is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 2,487 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,896 – 3,120 ft · steepest grade: 49%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28793, -78.56356
Nearest town Frigid, PA

Directions

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Ingot Road

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,487 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,895–3,120 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.28793, -78.56356

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 400 ftBear right onto Poplar Run Road, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Ingot Road, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miReach Ingot Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.5 miBear left onto Poplar Run Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right onto Dunnings Creek Way, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading SW.
  26. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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