Frances Slocum State Park
Bluebird Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Bluebird Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Frances Slocum State Park near Ketcham, PA. It climbs 313 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,073 – 1,240 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33999, -75.90455
Nearest town Ketcham, PA
Directions
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Bluebird Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,072–1,240 ft
Out & Back · Frances Slocum State Park
Trailhead: 41.33999, -75.90455
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Maconaquah Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Hilltop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Upper Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Bluebird Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Upper Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maconaquah Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:29 PM
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