Pinchot State Forest
Old Back Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 56 min
Old Back Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Pinchot State Forest near Warrior Run, PA. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Old Back Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 56 min
Elevation 615–768 ft
Out & Back · Pinchot State Forest
Trailhead: 41.18530, -75.95229
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Old Back Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Old Back Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
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