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Seidel Hill Tract

Seidel Hill & William Penn State Forest Public Right of Way Access Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Seidel Hill & William Penn State Forest Public Right of Way Access Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Seidel Hill Tract near Flying Hills, PA. The route reaches Seidel Hill. It climbs 1,612 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 37%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.27780, -75.90588
Nearest town Flying Hills, PA
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Seidel Hill & William Penn State Forest Public Right of Way Access Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 197–785 ft

Out & Back · Seidel Hill Tract

Trailhead: 40.27780, -75.90588

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miPass Seidel Hill.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto William Penn State Forest Public Right of Way Access Road, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/seidel-hill-william-penn-state-forest-public-right-of-way-access-road-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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