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Summit Hill Singletrack

6.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 839 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.86328, -75.80780
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
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Summit Hill Singletrack

6.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 949–1,456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.86328, -75.80780

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summit-hill-singletrack-out-back-10-km-cf77

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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