Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black)
4.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mills, PA. It climbs 680 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black)
4.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,754–2,224 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.68538, -78.65771
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto 5-I (Green), heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto 5-D (Green), heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto 5 (Blue), heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 10 (Green), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight 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 N.
- 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 SW.
- 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 SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto 8-G (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto 9-B (Blue), heading N.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 5 (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 10 (Green), heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5 (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto 5-D (Green), heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5-I (Green), heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:08 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Play Pond–5 (Blue) Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- 11-F (Blue) & 12-N (Green) Loop via Single Track A (Black) 2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 837 ft
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