Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black)
3.5 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black) is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mills, PA. It climbs 597 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,755 – 2,152 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 10-A (Green) 40.69271, -78.66108
Nearest town Thomas Mills, PA
Directions
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Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black)
3.5 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,754–2,152 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 10-A (Green) · 40.69271, -78.66108
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on 10-A (Green), heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto 10 (Green), heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto 5 (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 5-E (Green), heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto 5 (Blue), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5-F (Green), heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto 9-B (Blue), heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto 8-G (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Outer Loop (Black), heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Pile Drive (Black), heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Rock Pile Drive (Black), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop (Black), heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto 8-G (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto 9-B (Blue), heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto 5-F (Green), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5 (Blue), heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 5-E (Green), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5 (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto 10 (Green), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10-A (Green), heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:41 PM
More from 10-A (Green) Trailhead
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- Beaver Dam & 14 (Green) via Single Track A (Black) 3 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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