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Riverview Park

Archery Trail & Bob Harvey Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Archery Trail & Bob Harvey Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Riverview Park near Perry North, PA. It climbs 435 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47953, -80.01879
Nearest town Perry North, PA
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Archery Trail & Bob Harvey Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 997–1,165 ft

Out & Back · Riverview Park

Trailhead: 40.47953, -80.01879

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + #3358 stop 479 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Bear Pit Road, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bob Harvey Trail, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pit Trail, heading W.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Playground Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Observatory Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Archery Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wissahickon Trail, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Old Wissahickon Road, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Archery Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Bob Harvey Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Wissahickon Road, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Wissahickon Trail, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Archery Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Wissahickon Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Pit Trail, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bob Harvey Trail, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pit Road, heading E.
  25. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  26. 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/archery-trail-bob-harvey-trail-out-back

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + #3358 stop 479 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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