Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Ridge Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Ridge Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area near Mountain Dale, PA. It climbs 884 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 578–1,304 ft
Out & Back · Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Trailhead: 40.35890, -76.86820
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ridge Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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