1200–Beaver Trail, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 9 min
1200–Beaver Trail, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near Byerly, PA. The route reaches 1200 at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 699 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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1200–Beaver Trail, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 987–1,240 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: White Oak Park Trails System Trailhead · 40.35118, -79.77192
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Serapis Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Otter Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Serapis Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shasta Path, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach 1200, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Shasta Path, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Serapis Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Otter Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Serapis Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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