Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,503 – 3,087 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28806, -78.56485
Nearest town Frigid, PA
Directions
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Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 58 min
Elevation 2,503–3,088 ft
Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: 40.28806, -78.56485
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mountain View Trail - MTB Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain View Trail - MTB Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain View Trail - MTB Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 65°F54°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Mon
66°52°
Tue
76°48°
Wed
78°54°
18%
Thu
70°60°
21%
Fri
74°55°
Sat
78°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chappells Field Viewpoint–Camp One Road, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail & Rock-n-Ridge Trail via Sawmill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft
- Camp One Road–Chappells Field Trail Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,349 ft
- Rock-n-Ridge Trail–Sawmill Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #3, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft
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