MTB Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 1,187 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,352 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: MTB Trail 40.30467, -78.53032
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA
Directions
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MTB Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,354–3,107 ft
Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: MTB Trail · 40.30467, -78.53032
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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