Tower Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Tower Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Overview, PA. It climbs 1,548 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 1,148 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32815, -76.92937
Nearest town Overview, PA

Directions

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Tower Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 698–1,149 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32815, -76.92937

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Darlington Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F66°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity52%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sun 76°60°
Mon 76°57°
Tue 80°53°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 73°67° 25%
Fri 84°64°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 1 min before dark.

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