Summit Hill Singletrack

4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,457 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Summit Hill Singletrack

4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,187–1,456 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. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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