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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Old Natalie Road Trail via Black Road Trail

13 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Old Natalie Road Trail via Black Road Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Bear Gap, PA. It climbs 1,393 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,516 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82066, -76.50637
Nearest town Bear Gap, PA
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Old Natalie Road Trail via Black Road Trail

13 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 994–1,516 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.82066, -76.50637

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 2.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Road Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading SE.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Natalie Road Trail, heading E.
  19. 450 ftReach Old Natalie Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Culm Bank Road, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftBear left onto Black Road Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  31. 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-natalie-road-trail-out-back-21-km-7517

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity62%
Rained 2.2″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 75°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 82°60° 17%
Thu 70°65° 29%
Fri 80°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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