Summit Hill Singletrack

3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,444 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85657, -75.81262
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA

Directions

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Summit Hill Singletrack

3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,187–1,444 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.85657, -75.81262

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

  1. Start on Mount Pisgah Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 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

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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