Mount Pisgah Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Mount Pisgah Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mount Pisgah Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 992–1,455 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. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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