Baker Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Baker Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Dayton, PA. It climbs 711 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baker Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,122–1,539 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.87130, -79.21437
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Baker Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Baker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.
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