AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Babcock Division

Strip Mine Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Strip Mine Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Babcock Division near Krayn, PA. It climbs 497 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,293 – 2,782 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,295–2,784 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. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 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-9-km-1c56

Trail surface

50% gravel12% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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