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Summit Hill Singletrack & UTV Trails

6.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Summit Hill Singletrack & UTV Trails is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It climbs 799 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,444 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.86328, -75.80780
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
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Summit Hill Singletrack & UTV Trails

6.1 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 949–1,444 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.86328, -75.80780

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto UTV Trails, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Summit Hill Singletrack, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Pisgah Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summit-hill-singletrack-utv-trails-out-back-10-km-6a64

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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