AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mt. Scarpo

4 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Mt. Scarpo is a 4-mile out-and-back near Beaver Valley, DE. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 413 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Scarpo 39.84477, -75.56714
Nearest town Beaver Valley, DE
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Mt. Scarpo

4 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 209–414 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mt. Scarpo · 39.84477, -75.56714

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Mt. Scarpo, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mt-scarpo-out-back-6-km-2fbc

Trail surface

11% grass89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 6 min before dark.

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