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Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 1,349 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,834 – 3,120 ft · steepest grade: 46%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28793, -78.56356
Nearest town Frigid, PA

Directions

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Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,349 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,833–3,120 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.28793, -78.56356

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1 miSharp left onto Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge Connector, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sawmill Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountain View Connector - MTB Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 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

46% dirt54% 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 6 min before dark.

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