ADD YOUR STONE Pile–Athena Loop Trail, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 50 min
ADD YOUR STONE Pile–Athena Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. The route reaches ADD YOUR STONE Pile at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 546 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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ADD YOUR STONE Pile–Athena Loop Trail, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 942–1,209 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: 40.33313, -79.79829
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Pet Haven Extension, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Petal Park Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Petal Park Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Rose Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lorelei Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ruins Slope Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Underhill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Athena Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Barnowl Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach ADD YOUR STONE Pile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Athena Loop Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Underhill Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ruins Slope Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lorelei Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rose Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mariposa Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Petal Park Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mariposa Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Petal Park Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sylvan Drive Extension, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pet Haven Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Rainbow Garden Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Jack Rabbit Trail & Turkey Chase Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Serapis Trail & Turkey Chase Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Stone Pile–Mariposa Trail, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 599 ft
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