T486
3.1 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 17 min
T486 is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Mount Carmel Junction, PA. It climbs 489 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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T486
3.1 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,221–1,543 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.78026, -76.43255
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto T486, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
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