Summit Hill Singletrack

7.3 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Highway 209 40.85516, -75.81811
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA

Directions

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Summit Hill Singletrack

7.3 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,031–1,456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Highway 209 · 40.85516, -75.81811

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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