Ritchey Knob
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Ritchey Knob is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Cypher, PA. The route reaches Ritchey Knob at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,316 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ritchey Knob
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,181–1,806 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.08521, -78.29018
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Ritchey Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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