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Mingo Creek County Park

Blue Trail–Connector to Group Camping Loop, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Blue Trail–Connector to Group Camping Loop, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile loop in Mingo Creek County Park near Kammerer, PA. It climbs 902 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,234 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19710, -80.03629
Nearest town Kammerer, PA
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Blue Trail–Connector to Group Camping Loop, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 849–1,235 ft

Loop · Mingo Creek County Park

Trailhead: 40.19710, -80.03629

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Connector to Group Camping, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  19. 2.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miThe 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-trail-connector-to-group-camping-out-back-4-sights-14-km-09ec

Trail surface

93% dirt3% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Kammerer, Pennsylvania