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MTB Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 452 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,107 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29484, -78.55068
Nearest town Frigid, PA

Directions

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MTB Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,790–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.29484, -78.55068

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading S.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 300 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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