Birch Rock Trail & South Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Birch Rock Trail & South Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Hopewell, PA. It climbs 877 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Birch Rock Trail & South Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,979–2,876 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: Roaring Run Trail · 40.05033, -79.34381
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 64° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Roaring Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Birch Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach South Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Roaring Run Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Roaring Run Trail Trailhead
- North Loop Trail & Roaring Run Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Painter Rock Hill–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 714 ft
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