AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Pisgah Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Mount Pisgah Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 275 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,184 – 1,404 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85182, -75.81853
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
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Mount Pisgah Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,184–1,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.85182, -75.81853

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-pisgah-road-out-back-7-km-3df2

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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