Mount Penn Preserve
Blue Dot Trail–Lavender Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 55 min
Blue Dot Trail–Lavender Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Penn Preserve near Hampden Heights, PA. It climbs 440 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Dot Trail–Lavender Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 55 min
Elevation 499–884 ft
Out & Back · Mount Penn Preserve
Trailhead: 40.35219, -75.90736
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 734 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Lavender Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Lavender Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 734 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail & Lavender Trail via Bridal Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 600 ft
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