Lower Anthracite Road
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Lower Anthracite Road is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Dunkelbergers, PA. It climbs 1,785 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower Anthracite Road
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 744–1,437 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77253, -76.71534
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lower Anthracite Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Anthracite Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Anthracite Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
- Big Mountain & Upper Anthracite Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft
- Lower Anthracite Road 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,719 ft
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