Wolf Rocks–Brant Trail, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near California Furnace, PA. The route reaches Wolf Rocks. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,389 – 2,772 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Rector Edie Road 40.15263, -79.20351
Nearest town California Furnace, PA
Directions
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Wolf Rocks–Brant Trail, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,389–2,773 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Rector Edie Road · 40.15263, -79.20351
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Old Rector Edie Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brant Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Wolf Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Brant Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Brant Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.
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- Darr Trail & Old Rector Edie Road via Brant Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 459 ft
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