Mount Pisgah Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Mount Pisgah Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 752 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,381 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85647, -75.81630
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA

Directions

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Mount Pisgah Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 992–1,381 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.85647, -75.81630

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  30. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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