AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

State Game Lands Number 42

Ridgeview Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Ridgeview Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Waterford, PA. It climbs 958 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,923 – 2,851 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23079, -79.14951
Nearest town Waterford, PA
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Ridgeview Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,922–2,853 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.23079, -79.14951

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 2.5 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/ridgeview-road-out-back-10-km-36cc

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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