Mount Pisgah Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Mount Pisgah Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,381 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mount Pisgah Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 3 hr 47 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. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt94% 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 6:20 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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