Round Top
4.9 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Round Top is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, PA. The route reaches Round Top at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 672 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Round Top
4.9 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 756–1,343 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12472, -76.93857
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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