Ski Slope Road via Adams Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Rachelwood, PA. It climbs 2,783 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,270 – 2,592 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30226, -79.11899
Nearest town Rachelwood, PA
Directions
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Ski Slope Road via Adams Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,783 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,270–2,591 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.30226, -79.11899
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Adams Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Ski Slope Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Adams Trail 14 mi · ▲ 2,205 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 16 mi · ▲ 2,381 ft
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