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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Poplar Run Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ingot Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Ingot Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Poplar Run Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Dunnings Creek Way, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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