South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via Roaring Run Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft · 5 hr 24 min
South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via Roaring Run Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 1,592 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via Roaring Run Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,872–2,693 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.05692, -79.29666
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Roaring Run Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miSharp left onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tower Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach South Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto South Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Roaring Run Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Roaring Run Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 986 ft
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