Blue Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
2 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 47 min
Blue Trail via Rachel Carson Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Sample, PA. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
2 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 47 min
Elevation 1,028–1,215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58133, -79.97836
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 585 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White / Black Dash Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White / Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto White / Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto White / Black Dash Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 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 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 585 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White / Red Dot Trail & White Trail Loop via Rachel Carson Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Contour Trail–White / Red Dot Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- White / Green Dot Trail & White Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- North Park Meadow Overlook–North Park Lake, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Purple Trail–White / Green Dot Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 830 ft
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