AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Babcock Division

Strip Mine Road

8.2 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Strip Mine Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Babcock Division near Elton, PA. It climbs 768 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,959 – 2,644 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24711, -78.77440
Nearest town Elton, PA
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Strip Mine Road

8.2 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,958–2,644 ft

Out & Back · Babcock Division

Trailhead: 40.24711, -78.77440

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Strip Mine Road, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miReach Strip Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.9 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/strip-mine-road-out-back

Trail surface

23% gravel77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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