Robert Rodale Reserve

Powerline Top

2.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Powerline Top is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Robert Rodale Reserve near Wilbur, PA. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56118, -75.46629
Nearest town Wilbur, PA

Directions

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Powerline Top

2.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 546–1,014 ft

Out & Back · Robert Rodale Reserve

Trailhead: 40.56118, -75.46629

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bowman's Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Powerline Top, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Top Road, heading S.
  10. 200 ftSharp left onto Tree Stand, heading S.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftSharp right onto Top Road, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear right onto Powerline Top, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bowman's Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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