Harmony Hill Nature Area
Black Trail & Blue Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 44 min
Black Trail & Blue Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Harmony Hill Nature Area near Harmony Hill, PA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Trail & Blue Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 44 min
Elevation 214–429 ft
Out & Back · Harmony Hill Nature Area
Trailhead: East Branch Brandywine Trail · 39.97658, -75.68180
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 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 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Branch Brandywine Trail Trailhead
- Blue Trail–East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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