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White Oak Park

Beaver Trail & Rainbow Garden Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Beaver Trail & Rainbow Garden Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. It climbs 600 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dumb Fall Line Trail 40.34561, -79.79140
Nearest town White Oak, PA
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Beaver Trail & Rainbow Garden Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 863–1,193 ft

Out & Back · White Oak Park

Trailhead: Dumb Fall Line Trail · 40.34561, -79.79140

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 12% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 625 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dumb Fall Line Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right onto Pet Haven Tr, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftReach Rainbow Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Pet Haven Tr, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dumb Fall Line Trail, heading NE.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-trail-rainbow-garden-trail-out-back

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip12%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 74°62°
Mon 78°54°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°62° 41%
Thu 81°61° 41%
Fri 73°54° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 625 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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