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Willisbrook Preserve

Applebrook Trail & Red Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Applebrook Trail & Red Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Willisbrook Preserve near Hunt Country, PA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 446 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00919, -75.52821
Nearest town Hunt Country, PA
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Applebrook Trail & Red Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 382–448 ft

Out & Back · Willisbrook Preserve

Trailhead: 40.00919, -75.52821

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Applebrook Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Applebrook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/applebrook-trail-red-trail-out-back-5-km-9033

Trail surface

61% paved11% grass28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hunt Country, Pennsylvania