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Blue Knob State Park

MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,532 ft · 5 hr 14 min

MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 2,532 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,647 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 28%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MTB Trail 40.30796, -78.52485
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA
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MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,532 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,648–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: MTB Trail · 40.30796, -78.52485

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

  1. Start on MTB Trail, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Glen Way, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail, heading W.
  4. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miBear left onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto MTB Trail, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading S.
  22. 450 ftReach MTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail, heading S.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn right onto Sawmill Trail, heading N.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  36. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  39. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rocky Glen Way, heading NE.
  41. 300 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftArrive 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/mtb-trail-rock-n-ridge-3-mtb-trail-out-back-4-sights-19-km-2ae3

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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