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Old Rector Edie Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Old Rector Edie Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near California Furnace, PA. It climbs 1,250 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,614 – 2,713 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17174, -79.19083
Nearest town California Furnace, PA
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Old Rector Edie Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,615–2,714 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.17174, -79.19083

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 65° · precip 20% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading S.
  3. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 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-rector-edie-road-out-back

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 75°F65°
Precip20%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°65° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 17% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 72°59°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 85°64° 24%
Thu 74°51° 31%
Fri 67°49° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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