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MTB Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 1,196 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MTB Trail 40.30467, -78.53032
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA

Directions

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MTB Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 2 hr 32 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 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 surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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