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MTB Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 1,876 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,247 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30835, -78.52783
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA

Directions

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MTB Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,876 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 2,248–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.30835, -78.52783

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 350 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

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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