Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
William Penn Lane Sunset Point–#1 Natalie Miner's Path East, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 1 hr 58 min
William Penn Lane Sunset Point–#1 Natalie Miner's Path East, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Natalie, PA. The route reaches William Penn Lane Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,274 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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William Penn Lane Sunset Point–#1 Natalie Miner's Path East, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 943–1,622 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Black Road Trail · 40.81509, -76.45576
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nitro Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Culm Bank Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nitro Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto William Penn Lane, heading N.
- 50 ftReach William Penn Lane Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #1 Natalie Miner's Path East, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Nitro Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Culm Bank Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nitro Loop Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Culm Bank Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Black Road Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Black Road Trail Trailhead
- #2 Natalie Miner's Path & Old Natalie Road Trail Loop via Roaring Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Black Sunset Point–Big Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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