Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Blue Trail–Cockscomb Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Blue Trail–Cockscomb Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve near Narvon, PA. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail–Cockscomb Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 909–1,088 ft
Out & Back · Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Money Rocks Overlook Trail · 40.09549, -75.98180
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Money Rocks Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cockscomb Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Money Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Money Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Money Rocks Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Money Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Cockscomb Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Money Rocks Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Money Rocks Overlook Trail Trailhead
- Money Rocks Overlook–Cockscomb Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Cockscomb Trail–Money Rocks Overlook Trail, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 186 ft
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