Summit Hill Singletrack

4.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Summit Hill Singletrack is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85647, -75.81630
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA

Directions

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Summit Hill Singletrack

4.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 992–1,456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.85647, -75.81630

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

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

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Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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