Round Top
5.4 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Round Top is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Andersontown, PA. The route reaches Round Top at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 678 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Round Top
5.4 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 756–1,343 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12485, -76.93386
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.
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