Oak Street–Old Forbes Road, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,114 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Oak Street–Old Forbes Road, 3 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 2,114 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Oak Street–Old Forbes Road, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,114 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,810–2,877 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.22106, -79.06974
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 72°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Oak Street, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Forbes Road, heading SW.
- 2.7 miReach Ridgeview Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Street, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir 2.8 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Boy Scout Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Boy Scout Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 9 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Ridgeview Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft
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