Old Fisher Road–Old Mule Path, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Old Fisher Road–Old Mule Path, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Shortys Place, PA. It climbs 1,671 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,204 – 2,077 ft · steepest grade: 32%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04489, -78.16357
Nearest town Shortys Place, PA
Directions
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Old Fisher Road–Old Mule Path, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,204–2,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.04489, -78.16357
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Fill trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sproat trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Bank trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Mule Path, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Water Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Old Fisher Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
10% paved90% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Pike 2 Bike 2 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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- Tarkiln trail via Pike 2 Bike 3.6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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- Childer's Ridge trail–Horton road, 5 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,003 ft
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