Red Bank trail & Tarkiln trail via Pike 2 Bike
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Red Bank trail & Tarkiln trail via Pike 2 Bike is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Shortys Place, PA. It climbs 1,279 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,253 – 1,972 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04335, -78.16875
Nearest town Shortys Place, PA
Directions
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Red Bank trail & Tarkiln trail via Pike 2 Bike
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,252–1,971 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.04335, -78.16875
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Red Bank trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Fisher Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tarkiln trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Red Bank trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Fisher Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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
27% paved73% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Valley-Hi Eagle Lake & Pike 2 Bike 4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Old Fisher Road & Red Bank trail via Pike 2 Bike 4.7 mi · ▲ 981 ft
- Old Mule Path–Red Bank trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft
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