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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Old Natalie Road Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Old Natalie Road Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Strong, PA. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80066, -76.44753
Nearest town Strong, PA
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Old Natalie Road Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,105–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.80066, -76.44753

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  33. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Natalie Road Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  49. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  52. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  58. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  59. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  63. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  64. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  65. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  66. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  67. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  68. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  69. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  70. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  71. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  72. 300 ftArrive 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-7-km-f545

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 2.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 73°58°
Mon 74°55°
Tue 78°53°
Wed 81°60° 17%
Thu 71°65° 29%
Fri 79°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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