Gibraltar Hill Tract
Seidel Hill
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Seidel Hill is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Gibraltar Hill Tract near Flying Hills, PA. The route reaches Seidel Hill at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,358 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Seidel Hill
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 225–727 ft
Out & Back · Gibraltar Hill Tract
Trailhead: 40.26834, -75.91397
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Seidel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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