Mount Pisgah Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Mount Pisgah Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 596 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,427 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mount Pisgah Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 992–1,429 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. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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