Mount Pisgah Road
7.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Mount Pisgah Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,188 – 1,457 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85657, -75.81262
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
Directions
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Mount Pisgah Road
7.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,187–1,455 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.85657, -75.81262
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Mount Pisgah Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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