AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Left Hand Gap Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Left Hand Gap Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 1,171 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,693 – 2,707 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30835, -78.52783
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA
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Left Hand Gap Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,694–2,706 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.30835, -78.52783

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Left Hand Gap Road, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftArrive 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/left-hand-gap-road-out-back-7-km-df9c

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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