Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Blue Sunset Point & Welsh Mountain Overlook via Blue Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min
Blue Sunset Point & Welsh Mountain Overlook via Blue Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve near Meadville, PA. The route passes Blue Sunset Point before reaching Welsh Mountain Overlook at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Sunset Point & Welsh Mountain Overlook via Blue Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min
Elevation 974–1,079 ft
Out & Back · Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.08452, -76.00033
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Blue Sunset Point.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail (White), heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Welsh Mountain Overlook.
- 50 ftReach Blue Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Orange Connector Trail via Blue Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
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