Mount Penn Preserve

Blue Dot Trail–Bridal Path, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Blue Dot Trail–Bridal Path, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Penn Preserve near Hampden Heights, PA. It climbs 655 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 991 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36067, -75.90125
Nearest town Hampden Heights, PA

Directions

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Blue Dot Trail–Bridal Path, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 506–990 ft

Out & Back · Mount Penn Preserve

Trailhead: 40.36067, -75.90125

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Bridal Path, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lavender Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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