Summit Hill Singletrack

4.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 427 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,457 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Summit Hill Singletrack

4.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 39 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. 0.1 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 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading E.
  27. 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

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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