Mahanoy Mountain & Anthracite Road

10.1 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Mahanoy Mountain & Anthracite Road is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Point Breeze, PA. The route reaches Mahanoy Mountain. It climbs 1,387 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75913, -76.54950
Nearest town Point Breeze, PA

Directions

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Mahanoy Mountain & Anthracite Road

10.1 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 975–1,643 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75913, -76.54950

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miPass Mahanoy Mountain.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Anthracite Road, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F62°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 2.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 72°57°
Mon 71°55°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 81°58° 38%
Thu 69°63° 38%
Fri 79°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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