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Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail & Rock-n-Ridge Trail via Sawmill Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 1,229 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,834 – 3,087 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28806, -78.56485
Nearest town Frigid, PA

Directions

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Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail & Rock-n-Ridge Trail via Sawmill Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,833–3,088 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: 40.28806, -78.56485

Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miReach Rock-n-Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Sawmill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 150 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 65°F54°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Mon 66°52°
Tue 76°48°
Wed 78°54° 18%
Thu 70°60° 21%
Fri 74°55°
Sat 78°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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