Round Top Trail & Summit Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Round Top Trail & Summit Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Franklinville, PA. It climbs 2,623 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 2,172 ft · steepest grade: 52%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63069, -78.09067
Nearest town Franklinville, PA

Directions

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Round Top Trail & Summit Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,234–2,171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.63069, -78.09067

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Round Top Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Round Top Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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