AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Babcock Division

Strip Mine Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Strip Mine Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Babcock Division near Krayn, PA. It climbs 356 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,293 – 2,644 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25695, -78.74381
Nearest town Krayn, PA
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Strip Mine Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,295–2,644 ft

Out & Back · Babcock Division

Trailhead: 40.25695, -78.74381

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Strip Mine Road, heading S.
  4. 1.5 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 right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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-8-km-8937

Trail surface

36% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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