Old Mule Path–Red Bank trail, 5 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Old Mule Path–Red Bank trail, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Valley-Hi, PA. It climbs 1,646 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,230 – 2,070 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02784, -78.18078
Nearest town Valley-Hi, PA
Directions
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Old Mule Path–Red Bank trail, 5 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,231–2,072 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.02784, -78.18078
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Sproat trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Old Fisher Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Sproat trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Snow Field Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Mule Path, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Big Fill trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Woodridge road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt9% paved80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Big Fill trail–Red Bank trail Loop, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Sproat trail & Tarkiln trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Red Bank trail–Sproat trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,711 ft
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