Thermostat road & Woodcock trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Thermostat road & Woodcock trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near New Grenada, PA. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,857 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12530, -78.08042
Nearest town New Grenada, PA

Directions

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Thermostat road & Woodcock trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,139–1,858 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12530, -78.08042

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Thermostat road, heading NW.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto Enid Road, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftSharp left onto Woodcock trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Thermostat road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Enid Road, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Thermostat road, heading NE.
  8. 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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