Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Pisgah Vista, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Pisgah Vista, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Jim Thorpe, PA. The route passes Pisgah Vista and Upper Switchback Viewpoint. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Pisgah Vista, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 750–1,512 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pisgah Plane · 40.86797, -75.74140
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Pisgah Plane, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Pisgah Vista.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Switchback, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Switchback Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Upper Switchback Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Pisgah Plane, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Pisgah Plane Trailhead
- Galen's Revenge 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access & Switchback Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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