Mount Pisgah Road
10 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Mount Pisgah Road is a 10-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 441 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,188 – 1,381 ft10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85657, -75.81262
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
Directions
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Mount Pisgah Road
10 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,187–1,381 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.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
7% dirt93% 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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