Mill Street via Fire Tower Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,515 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Mill Street via Fire Tower Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Wilpen, PA. It climbs 1,515 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,273 – 2,192 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32772, -79.21805
Nearest town Wilpen, PA

Directions

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Mill Street via Fire Tower Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,515 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,273–2,192 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32772, -79.21805

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 18% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Fire Tower Road, heading N.
  3. 3.8 miReach Mill Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F64°
Precip18%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 4.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 72°56°
Mon 77°51°
Tue 78°54°
Wed 84°61° 27%
Thu 77°59° 28%
Fri 69°50° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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