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Hartwood Acres

Blue Blazed Trail–Orange Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 56 min

Blue Blazed Trail–Orange Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile loop in Hartwood Acres near Bryant, PA. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 1,306 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56628, -79.91777
Nearest town Bryant, PA
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Blue Blazed Trail–Orange Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,078–1,304 ft

Loop · Hartwood Acres

Trailhead: 40.56628, -79.91777

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Green Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Purple/Red Trail, heading S.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hartwood Acres, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Hartwood Acres, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Loop Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Loop Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue / White Dot Trail, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
  25. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/blue-blazed-trail-loop

Trail surface

90% dirt7% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity96%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 73°60°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°62° 47%
Thu 79°59° 47%
Fri 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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