Round Top Trail & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Round Top Trail & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Seven Stars, PA. It climbs 2,213 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 2,172 ft · steepest grade: 56%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wheeler Trail 40.64718, -78.07109
Nearest town Seven Stars, PA

Directions

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Round Top Trail & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,234–2,171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wheeler Trail · 40.64718, -78.07109

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

  1. Start on Wheeler Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left onto Colerain Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

91% dirt9% 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 7:55 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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