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Harmony Hill Nature Area

Blue Trail & East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate) via Black Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 55 min

Blue Trail & East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate) via Black Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Harmony Hill Nature Area near Harmony Hill, PA. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 482 ft · steepest grade: 31%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99003, -75.68057
Nearest town Harmony Hill, PA
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Blue Trail & East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate) via Black Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 55 min

Elevation 215–483 ft

Out & Back · Harmony Hill Nature Area

Trailhead: 39.99003, -75.68057

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail Alternate, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear left onto Black Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Trail, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftSharp right onto Blue Trail Alternate, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-east-branch-brandywine-trail-alternate-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

74% dirt25% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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