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Blue Knob State Park

Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail) & Moss Creek Road via Left Hand Gap Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail) & Moss Creek Road via Left Hand Gap Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 2,442 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,713 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moss Creek Road 40.30427, -78.56978
Nearest town Frigid, PA
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Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail) & Moss Creek Road via Left Hand Gap Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,713–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: Moss Creek Road · 40.30427, -78.56978

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

  1. Start on Moss Creek Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Left Hand Gap Road, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading W.
  13. 0.7 miReach Moss Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Three Springs Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.4 miSharp left onto Left Hand Gap Road, heading NE.
  24. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moss Creek Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-turkey-trail-tower-trail-moss-creek-road-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

42% dirt1% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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